Allentown Diocese urges Catholics to choose alternative to ‘morally compromised’ Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Posted Mar 03, 2021
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 10, 2021, in North Las Vegas. Catholic leaders in Allentown, New Orleans and St. Louis are advising Catholics that the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson is “morally compromised” because it's produced using cell lines developed from aborted fetuses. Archdiocese statements in each city say Catholics should choose coronavirus vaccines made by Moderna or Pfizer — if they are available. Johnson & Johnson stresses in a statement Tuesday, March 2, that no fetal tissue is used in the vaccine.AP File Photo/John Locher