Claim: Aborted male foetal cells called MRC-5 are in the Covid-19 vaccine.
Fact-check: There are no foetal cells in the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine - Full Fact
Verdict: the cell strain referenced isn't used to manufacture the vaccine. a different cell strain, derived from kidney cells taken from a female foetus aborted in the 1970s was used to propagate the virus for the vaccine. these cells don't make it to the final product.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2020-11-26T00:00:00