Fact Check: Does the MMR vaccine really contain 'aborted fetus debris'?
Health: Amy Edwards, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine, explained that there is no aborted fetus debris or DNA particles in the MMR vaccine. "Once the virus has grown in the cell, scientists extract it for the vaccine. When the virus escapes, it 'pops' the cell and kills it. Then there’s the purification step, which is where all cellular debris, DNA, extracellular DNA are washed away, so all you’re left with is pure virus for the vaccine,” said Edwards.
