ABORTED FETAL CELL LINE PRODUCTS

IRELAND 2007 – Ethical Alternatives

 Disease

Product Name

Manufacturer

Cell Line Fetal

Ethical Version

Manufacturer

Cell Line

Chickenpox

Varivax

Sanofi Pasteur

WI-38, MRC-5

None

N/A

N/A

Hepatitis A

Avaxim
Havrix

Sanofi Pasteur
GSK

MRC-5
MRC-5

Aimmungen
Not available in Ireland

Kaketsuken
(Japan & Europe)

Vero (monkey)

Hepatitis A & B
Hepatitis A &Typhoid

Twinrix
Hepatyrix

GSK
GSK

MRC-5

N/A
N/A

N/A
N/A

N/A

Hepatitis B only

None

none

none

Engerix-B
Hepatect
HBVAXPRO

GSK
IntraPharma
Sanofi –Pasteur.

Yeast
Yeast
Yeast

Measles, Mumps, Rubella

MMR II
Priorix

Sanofi Pasteur
GSK

RA273, WI-38

None

N/A

N/A

Measles-Rubella

MR VAX

N/A.in ROI

RA273, WI-38

Attenuvax  N/A Ireland

Merck

Chick embryo

Mumps-Rubella

Biavax II

N/A in ROI

RA273, WI-38

Mumpsvax N/A Ireland

Merck

Chick embryo

Rubella

Meruvax II

N/A in ROI

RA273, WI-38

Takahashi
Not available in Ireland

Kitasato Institute
(Japan & Europe)

Rabbit

MMR + Chickenpox

ProQuad or
MMR-V

N/A in Ireland

RA273, WI-38, MRC-5

 None

N/A

N/A

Polio

Poliovax

N/A in ROI

MRC-5

Poliomyelitis

Sanofi Pasteur

Vero (monkey)

(DTaP + polio)
DTaP /HIB/Polio

  Pentacel

Sanofi Pasteur
N/A in Ireland

MRC-5

Revaxis/Tetravac/Pentavax
Infanrix-IPV-HIB

Sanofi-Pasteur                                  GSK

Vero (monkey)

Rabies

Rabies vaccine

Sanofi Pasteur

MRC-5

Rabipur

Chiron

Chick embryo

Rheumatoid/
OsteoArthritis

Enbrel

Wyeth

WI-26 VA4

Ask your doctor

N/A

N/A

Sepsis

Xigris

Eli Lilly

HEK-293

Ask your doctor

N/A

N/A

Shingles

Zostavax

Merck & Co.

WI-38, MRC-5

None

N/A

N/A

New: Smallpox

Acambis 1000

Acambis

MRC-5

ACAM2000
MVA3000

Acambis/Baxter

Vero (monkey)
Chick embryo

Under Development Ebola

TBA

Crucell/NIH

PER C6

None

N/A

N/A

Under Development :Flu,
Avian Flu

TBA

MedImmune
Vaxin, Sanofi

PER C6,
HEK-293

FluVirin, Flu Shield, Flumist, FluZone, FluBlok

Chiron, Medimmune,
Sanofi,Protein Science

Chick embryo
Caterpillar

Under Development: HIV

MRKAd5HIV-1

Merck

PER C6

None

N/A

N/A

  *TBA:  To Be Announced – Vaccine is under development; unnamed at present.   NOTE:  ALL CURRENT FLU VACCINES USE ETHICAL CELL LINES.  VACCINES NOT LISTED HERE DO NOT USE ABORTED FOETAL CELL  LINES.

Physician Order Line:                                   

Merck (Measles, Mumps) 01- 299 8700            GSK: (Hepatitis-B) 01-495 5000        Sanofi Pasteur: (Polio) 01-468 6500                           
Chiron:(Rabies) 01-404 1600                 Wyeth:  (Flu) 01-670 9200

Note:  Immune-Globulin shots will provide temporary immunity (3-5 months) for Hepatitis-A and Rubella.  IGIM is a series of antibodies taken from donor blood designed to boost the immune system against specific diseases.  No aborted fetal cell lines are used.