
Kenya’s Catholic Church has urged young Kenyan women to
avoid participating in a government-run tetanus vaccine scheme out of fear that
the vaccines were laced with a contraceptive agent.
avoid participating in a government-run tetanus vaccine scheme out of fear that
the vaccines were laced with a contraceptive agent.
According to The Washington Post Kenyan bishops told a
parliamentary committee that sample test results of a privately conducted
analysis of the tetanus vaccine revealed the presence of a birth-control
hormone called beta human chorionic gonadotropin.
parliamentary committee that sample test results of a privately conducted
analysis of the tetanus vaccine revealed the presence of a birth-control
hormone called beta human chorionic gonadotropin.
The tetanus vaccines, which have been provided by the World
Health Organization (WHO) raised the suspicions of Kenya’s Catholic clergy in
March, as the scheme is solely directed at women of child-rearing age.
Health Organization (WHO) raised the suspicions of Kenya’s Catholic clergy in
March, as the scheme is solely directed at women of child-rearing age.
“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.
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.
However, a government spokesman has defended the vaccine
drive, informing the public that the tetanus vaccines were indeed safe.
drive, informing the public that the tetanus vaccines were indeed safe.
“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.”
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.”
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