COVID-19 Vaccine Covishield, Developed by Oxford University-AstraZeneca, Faces Ire of Muslim, Christian Clerics in Australia Over Use of Fetal Cells
Covishield, a potential vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, is facing ire of Muslim and Christian clerics in Australia over the use of fetal cells in its development.
Sydney, August 30:슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Covishield, a potential vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, is facing ire of Muslim and Christian clerics in Australia over the use of fetal cells in its development.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The vaccine is developed by Oxford University and British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca. While an imam called슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Covishield haram or prohibited for Muslims, a슬롯 머신 사이트 추천senior Catholic archbishop has said that the potential COVID-19 vaccine creates an 슬롯사이트ethical quandary슬롯사이트� for Christians.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Australian Coronavirus Vaccine Yields Positive Pre-Clinical Results.
Covisheild is being developed with cells derived from human fetuses electively aborted슬롯 머신 사이트 추천in the 1970s and developed in a laboratory. Islam prohibits abortion. Similarly, a large section of people following Christianity is also against abortion.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Sufyaan Khalifa, a controversial imam in Australia, recently슬롯 머신 사이트 추천posted a video on his YouTube channel in which he슬롯 머신 사이트 추천slammed the methodology adopted by Oxford University-AstraZeneca to develop슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Covishield.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천COVID-19 Vaccine Latest News Update: After Sputnik V, Three More Coronavirus Vaccines Being Registered, Says Russia.
슬롯사이트Shame on some Muslim bodies justifying the use of the vaccine. Shame on any imam who did sign this fatwah,슬롯사이트� Khalifa said in the video. Earlier,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher wrote a letter to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, saying he is "deeply troubled" by the country's deal슬롯 머신 사이트 추천with AstraZeneca to manufacture the COVID-19 vaccine. He슬롯 머신 사이트 추천urged Morrison to go for other 슬롯사이트ethical슬롯사이트� vaccine candidates to ensure religious objectors have a choice.
The letter was signed by Anglican and Greek Orthodox religious leaders. Referring to슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Archbishop Anthony Fisher's letter, Khalifa said: "The Catholics have stood up against this clearly because they know it슬롯사이트s haram, it슬롯사이트s unlawful. But you stand with the government instead." According to a government spokesperson, Australia also has signed a deal for the University of Queensland슬롯사이트s vaccine candidate, which he said,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천does not contain fetal cell lines.
The spokesperson had said that the government is "investing in research and technology that we hope will produce a range of vaccines that will be suitable for as many Australians as possible", Hindustan Times reported.
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