2006D-0383
  

  
 Characterization and Qualification of Cell Substrates and Other Biological Starting Materials Used in the Production of Viral Vaccines for the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases

  


  

  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  
FDA Comment Number : 
  

  
EC2431
  



  

  
Submitter : 
  

  
Mr. Casey Truelove
  

  
Date & Time: 
  

  
12/01/2006 08:12:16
  



  

  
Organization : 
  

  
Mr. Casey Truelove
  



  

  
Category : 
  

  
Individual Consumer
  



  

  
Issue Areas/Comments 
  


  

  


  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
 I am requesting that you include in your recommendations to pharmaceutical companies a point (regarding their development of vaccines) to only use cell lines which were derived from non-controversial sources.  If only ethical sources were used, this would ensure that prolife people would not have to worry about using vaccines which were created using cells from aborted children. There are a number of cell lines which have originated from ethical and completely non-controversial sources and the FDA should recommend that pharmaceutical companies use these cells from non- controversial sources instead of cells derived from aborted children. Prolife people are concerned with the possibility of using a vaccine which was created by using cells taken from aborted children.