Major Christian churches say their followers should have the right to reject the AstraZeneca vaccine if they object to it on ethical grounds.

The AstraZeneca jab contains decades-old cells from an aborted foetus. But that's also the case for vaccines used against chickenpox, rubella, shingles and Hepatitis A.

However, the Pfizer vaccine and other mRNA versions don't use foetal cell lines.

Church leaders say believe else should be given the option of which jab they get.

Reporter: Eliza Harvey

Also in this clip: Professor of epidemiology at the University of New South Wales and advisor to the World Health Organization, Mary-Louise McLaws.

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