http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/13/kenya-catholic-tetanus-vaccine_n_6151946.html?utm_hp_ref=religion
QuoteNAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) A row between the Catholic Church and the government over a tetanus vaccine aimed at women in their childbearing years has clergy urging people to shun the injection, saying it’s a stealth population-control ploy.
On Tuesday (Nov.11), the bishops appearing before the parliamentary health committee said they had tested the vaccine privately and were shocked to find it was laced with a birth control hormone called beta human chorionic gonadotropin.
“We are calling on all Kenyans to avoid the tetanus vaccination campaign because we are convinced it is indeed a disguised population control program,†said Bishop Paul Kariuki, chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops’ health committee.
The tangle began in March, when bishops became suspicious about the vaccine, which was targeted at women in the reproductive ages of 14 to 49, and excluded boys and men.
An ordinary tetanus shot can protect a person for 10 years, with a booster available for those who have suffered an injury.
The bishops also wondered why the campaign was being rolled out in phases and in secrecy.
“To our surprise, the Ministry of Health confirmed it had not tested the vaccine, having trusted it, since it originated from WHO (World Health Organization), a credible organization in matters of health,†said Kariuki.
The government insists the vaccine is safe. So too does the World Health Organization and UNICEF. The two groups issued a statement saying the vaccine, which has been used by 130 million women in 52 countries, is safe.
“These allegations are not backed up by evidence, and risk negatively impacting national immunizations programs for children and women,†the WHO and UNICEF statement said.
The government began providing the shots in October 2013.
“We have explained the science behind targeting the women,†said James Macharia, health ministry Cabinet secretary. “We have embarked on the campaign to speed up the elimination of the disease among women in the reproductive age.â€
According to the bishops, when the ordinary tetanus vaccine is combined with b-HCG and given in five doses every six months, the women develop immunity for both tetanus and HCG, a hormone necessary for pregnancy. Subsequently, the body rejects any pregnancy, causing repeated miscarriages and eventually sterility.
In 1995, the World Health Organization proposed a similar campaign in Kenya, but the bishops protested, demanding that the vaccine be tested independently. Instead of submitting a sample for testing, WHO stopped the campaign, said Kariuki.
WHO carried out similar vaccination campaigns in Mexico in 1993 and in Nicaragua and the Philippines in 1994.
“What is immoral and evil is that the tetanus laced with HCG was given as a fertility regulating vaccine without disclosing its contraceptive effect to the girls and mothers,†said Dr. Wahome Ngare, a member of the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association.
Next time we get a Catholic, i.e. "Catholic Crusader" on here who maintains that Catholicism is a benign, caring religion, remember this one. They are deliberately keeping an at risk group from receiving essential health care.
You don't think religion can get any stupider or more backward? Stick around. Stupid doesn't cover it. I have a pretty big vocabulary and I can't come up with a suitable word for this one.
That's because it requires more than one word to describe it. Unethical. Immoral. Evil. Catholicism. Churchy. Pompous. godly.
QuoteOn Tuesday (Nov.11), the bishops appearing before the parliamentary health committee said they had tested the vaccine privately and were shocked to find it was laced with a birth control hormone called beta human chorionic gonadotropin.
fucking unbelievable because of this: Human chorionic gonadotropin interacts with the LHCG receptor of the ovary and promotes the maintenance of the corpus luteum during the beginning of pregnancy. This allows the corpus luteum to secrete the hormone progesterone during the first trimester.
Progesterone enriches the uterus with a thick lining of blood vessels and capillaries so that it can sustain the growing fetus. Due to its highly negative charge, hCG may repel the immune cells of the mother, protecting the fetus during the first trimester.
QuoteDr. Wahome Ngare, a member of the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association.
What the fuck! What is he? A doctor of philosophy? He sure as hell isn't an MD.
Because of its similarity to LH, hCG can also be used clinically to induce ovulation in the ovaries as well as testosterone production in the testes. As the most abundant biological source is women who are presently pregnant, some organizations collect urine from pregnant women to extract hCG for use in fertility treatment.
Do religious nuts ever check the facts, and stick their foot in their mouth like O'Really sic does all the time? Solitary
I don't doubt that this is another wacko conspiracy theory, but the article did a poor job of explaining the situation.
1)was the program really aimed at women in their childbearing years? Why?
2)did the protocol for the program call for the women to be inoculated several times in 6 months? If it did, would it cause the women to become infertile?
3)is there any truth to the assertion that the vaccine contains the hormone the bishops alleged?
I know conspiracy theories run rampant in Africa and in many countries with religiousbbased education systems, but they need to be addressed with more informed answers
This is actually not the first time this has happened. This sort of rumor is exactly why poliomyelitis has not been eradicated. In Nigeria, the program was on track until these motherfuckers started this rumor. So people continue to get infected from a completely preventable disease. IT MAKES ME MENTAL.
This is precisely why conspiracy theories usually make me want to fling poo at people.
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0040073
Quote from: Mermaid on November 15, 2014, 08:07:42 AM
This is actually not the first time this has happened. This sort of rumor is exactly why poliomyelitis has not been eradicated. In Nigeria, the program was on track until these motherfuckers started this rumor. So people continue to get infected from a completely preventable disease. IT MAKES ME MENTAL.
This is precisely why conspiracy theories usually make me want to fling poo at people.
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0040073
Methinks in part that the Catholic hierarchy also do not want the poor folk getting the idea that there are options outside of their agenda, i.e. birth control (bad) or taking charge of health matters once determined as in gods' hands. There is a concerted effort to keep women in the thrall of the child bearing/dependent/non critical thinking mindset of religion.
Oh c'mon.. It works just like the gay.. Tetanus can simply be prayed away. :naughty: :pray:
Typical religious modus operandi in that they stigmatize birth control because it removes their god from the picture of creation and lump the other control over disease in the same package. Keep the people relying on god to provide as god sees fit and keeping the clergy empowered and necessary, when in reality they aren't.