Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Friday, March 19, 2021
There has been some confusion over the issue of vaccinations for COVID-19, especially since the introduction of the one shot Johnson and Johnson version. To help clarify please see below:
Note on the morality of using some anti-Covid-19 vaccines from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 21 December 2020.
A note from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Which was approved by Pope Francis, states that due to the situation of the ongoing pandemic, “all vaccinations recognized as clinically safe and effective can be used in good conscience with the certain knowledge that the use of such vaccines does not constitute formal cooperation with the abortion from which the cells used in production of the vaccines derive.” The note addresses doubts and questions about the moral aspects of COVID-19 vaccines, including the responsibility of biomedical researchers and drug agencies, the morality of vaccination, vaccine access, and makes clear that these vaccines are not a legitimation of abortion. (Vatican News. 21 December 2020).