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We have also had an increasing number of queries from other parts of the world, in particular from the USA, and as a result I have prepared this page of information for US readers. For more information and to join the campaign to make ethical vaccines available in the US please go to www.cogforlife.org
| Disease | Brand name | Manufacturer | Cell lines (Human fetal) |
| Polio | Poliovax (polio-E-IPV) | Pasteur Merieux Conaught Labs USA | MRC5 |
| Measles, mumps, rubella | MMR II | Merck Sharp & Dohme | WI-38 |
| Rabies | Imovax HDCV
DCO |
Pasteur Merieux Connaught
Pasteur Merieux Conaught |
MRC5
? |
| Hepatitis A | Havarix
VAQTA |
Smithkline Beecham
MSD |
MRC5
MRC5 |
| Chickenpox | Varivax | MSD | WI-38 |
| Disease | Brand name | Company | Cell line |
| Polio | IPOL (L)
Orimune (L) |
Pasteur-Merieux Connaught
Lerderle Labs |
Monkey kidney & calf serum
Monkey Kidney cells |
| Mumps | Mumpsvax (L) | Provaccine, Switzerland
Merck Sharpe & Dohme USA |
Chick embryo |
| Measles | Attenuvax (L) | Merck sharpe & Dohme USA | |
| Rubella | Takahashi Strain (UL) | Kitasato Institute | Rabbit Kidney |
| Rabies | (RVA )(L)
RabAvert (PECE) (L) |
Smithkline -Beecham
Chirion Bering Gmbl & Co |
Rhesus Monkey
Chick embryo |
| Hepatitis A | Aimmugen (UL) | Chemo-therapeutic Institute Japan (Kaketsuken) | Monkey Kidney |
| Flu | All brands (L) | All manufacturers | Chick embryos |
| Yellow Fever | YF-Vax (17D) (L) | Pasteur Merieux Connaught | Chick embryo |
| Japanese Encephalitis | JE-Vax (L) | Biken Osaka, Distributed by Connaught | Mouse derived |
| Smallpox | (L) | Supplied by CDC
For Laboratory Workers and Military |
Calf Lymph |
The following diseases are bacterial and are made on nutrient solutions
and not on living cells . As no fetal cells are used there is no
ethical problem from a prolife point of veiw .( Whether all vaccines required
for school entry are medically advisable is debatable and not an
issue I am covering in this site)
Whooping cough,tetanus,diptheria , bacterial meningitis, typhoid, tuberculosis
and anthrax.
Influenza vaccines are usually made on chicken cells although
this is a viral disease.Hepatitis B
is grown on yeast cells..
We are not sure whether measles and mumps vaccines are available throughout the USA although one contact in Kentucky has obtained these from Merck. I have written to Merck to confirm whether they will still supply these vaccines . Both are from chick cell lines. Please E mail me if you have any information on the the availability of these vaccines . Please say if you are writing from the USA and if you wish which state you are from.
State law regarding vaccination for school entry
Most US states require children to be vaccinated for kindergarten, school and college entry. However exemptions may exist for parents who have a conciencious objection. I will try to add details of the laws in states as I find out about them.
Minnesota
Informed Consent /German Measles
Vaccine
( submitted by Christina Abel RN
(Ret.)
In the state of Minnesota, children can go to school without being vaccinated. A notarized signature is all that is required to be in compliance with the 1980 Minnesota immunization law, M.S. 123.70 Subd. 3(d) and in 1989, for post-secondary students, M.S. 135A.14 Subd. 3(b).
Information on Rubella vaccine submitted by Christina Abel RN (Ret.)
Alternatives to vaccines made from aborted
babies (Introduction, British
and International information)
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Some to other vaccine sites (we take no responsibility for the content of these sites)
More information on state exemptions http://hometown.aol.com/Tauwillow/exemptio.htm
Homeophathic alternatives to vaccines http://www.lyghtforce.com/HomeopathyOnLine/text/gold
Join The Campaign for Ethical Vaccines US. Please go to
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