E-DRUG: Nigerian polio vaccine boycott
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[Polio can be eradicated, but then ALL human polio virus must stop
spreading... A few states in Northern Nigeria refuse polio vaccination as
they suspect it is poisoned with anti-fertility drugs, and fear a US plot to
eradicate muslems rather than polio. Sounds unbelievable, but remeber the
stories in apartheid South Africa that children vaccines were poisoned with
anti-HCG to lower the black population? Any Nigerian E-drugger who wish to
comment? Thanks to DRUGINFO for spotting this. Copied as fair use. WB]
Hi all
As this AP/NYT piece shows, the problems with polio vaccination in parts of
Northern Nigeria seem impossible to resolve. This could well be the last
place to eradicate polio, but will remain a source of problems for
neighbours and hence the whole world.
The role of Rotary International's PolioPlus in raising funds and advocating
for this campaign is perhaps less well known in SA than elsewhere - RI is
the largest non-governmental financial contributor to the global polio
eradication effort, and by 2005 will have contributed more than $500
million - for details see
http://www.rotary.org/foundation/polioplus/index.html - the last lap is the
most expensive, with enormous numbers of doses necessary to prevent the last
few cases, hence the need for supplemental funding.
regards
Andy