Orthodox Jews and Catholic businessman join to sue NYC mayor over vaccine mandate

A Roman Catholic businessman and five Orthodox Jews, including a rabbi, are among 18 plaintiffs who are suing New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his commissioner of health over their “Key to NYC” vaccine passport program.

The plaintiffs, three of whom also sued on behalf of their minor children, objected to the COVID-19 vaccines on religious grounds.

Many religious objections to the vaccines cite the alleged use of fetal tissue related to their development. None of the COVID-19 vaccines contain fetal cells, but fetal cell lines, which are grown in a lab from decades-old fetal tissue, were utilized in the research and development of the vaccines dispensed by Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.