Oxford University coronavirus vaccine has 'ethical concerns', Sydney Catholic Archbishop warns followers
Australia's most powerful Archbishop has warned Catholics will have "ethical concerns" about the coronavirus vaccine the Federal Government struck a deal to purchase 25 million doses of last week.
Key points:
Archbishop Anthony Fisher has urged the PM to pursue other vaccine options
He said the leading Oxford University option created an "ethical dilemma" for Catholics
There are more than 100 potential coronavirus vaccines being developed around the world
Anthony Fisher, the Archbishop of Sydney, used social media to criticise the vaccine being developed at Oxford University, saying it "makes use of a cell line cultured from an electively aborted human foetus".
The vaccine, which is considered among the frontrunners in the global race to combat COVID-19, has been developed from a kidney cell line (HEK-293) taken from an aborted foetus, a common practice in medical research.
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