Amid significant measles outbreaks, U.S. health authorities emphasize the need for vaccine endorsements due to rising vaccine hesitancy fueled by misinformation. Despite claims, the MMR vaccine does not contain fetal debris from abortions; instead, its rubella component is derived from a cell line originating from a 1960s abortion, with negligible DNA remaining in the vaccine. Experts warn that unless public health officials clarify these misconceptions, the U.S. risks a return to endemic measles status, last eradicated in 2000.
Kennedy's comments come as the U.S. battles one of its worst outbreaks of measles in 25 years. Scientists have warned that the U.S. is at a tipping point for the return of endemic measles, declared eradicated nationally in 2000, and say U.S. public health officials like Kennedy should provide urgent endorsement for highly effective vaccines.
The vaccines do not contain "fetal debris" from abortions or intact fetal cells, vaccine experts said. The rubella portion of the vaccine is produced from a fetal cell line originating from an abortion that took place in the 1960s.
According to a fact sheet on how vaccines are made from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania, the amount of DNA involved in final vaccine preparation is minimal; billionths or trillionths of a gram.
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