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I have heard rumors that MMR and Varicella vaccines are made with tissue from aborted fetuses. Is this true?

April 26, 2017aborted fetuses heard MMR rumors tissue vaccines varicella

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I have heard rumors that MMR and Varicella vaccines are made with tissue from aborted fetuses. Is this true?

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The viruses in MMR and Varicella are grown, in part, in fetal tissue obtained in the 1960’s. The vaccines themselves contain no fetal tissue.