MamaVomit [he/him]

Not using RFC 3339? Unfortunate, but not the end of the world

Mixing date formats in the same post? Immediate

woman is the israel of the world

Personally, I don’t avoid it. The FDA (if you’re in the US) allows a certain amount of insect parts and other contaminants, and no labels list those. I assume if they’re in there at all, it’s really a minuscule amount. Plus, you aren’t patronizing the factory, so you’re only supporting the vegan brand that happens to use that factory.

I did end up taking it, but I think next year I’ll look for the “Flucelvax Quadrivalent” vaccine that uses mammalian cells, and seems less harmful to living beings. I wouldn’t consider myself directly responsible either, but if I have the option where I’m not indirectly responsible either, that seems even better to me.

Thank you for the link. The mammalian cell option seems like a good one, since it seems like no creatures are harmed to gather the cells. Or, at least, any harm is abstracted to an additional level.

I would say though, taking the vaccine is an active choice that I can weigh my options on, while unknowingly/mistakenly consuming insects is not. The latter is regrettable but unavoidable, so I wouldn’t blame myself for that. To the best of my ability I want to avoid contributing to animal suffering, so part of living up to the “best of my ability” part is looking into alternatives in the one-off cases like this one.

Appreciate your input, thanks again

Sorry for trying to reduce animal suffering, and posting on a vegan board about it. If you don’t understand the worldview, hold off on judgement

Read my post, I took the shot. I’m asking if others have gone out of their way to get a vegan option, and what their experience was. I’m not worried about others judging me, I don’t want to use animal products unnecessarily.

I bet you’d be hard-pressed to find one that doesn’t. Seems like the media is in lockstep on this one

Statement from NYU: