Impotence fears hit polio drive

[junaid]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6299325.stm

Parents in parts of northern Pakistan told the BBC news website they feared an "American conspiracy" to cut the fertility of the next generation.

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THis is not new actually:

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=q
w1090390143989B252

July 21 2004

Kano, Nigeria - Polio vacination was suspended in Kano State in August last year after some Muslim imams alleged that the drugs distributed by UN health agencies had been laced with chemicals as part of a western plot to make African girls infertile.

http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=208234

November 05, 2006

Polio drops linked to infertility, Godhra Muslims burn copies of Urdu monthly

Local Muslims there burnt copies of a vernacular periodical which first carried the news stating that some local clerics had issued a fatwa asking Muslims not to administer polio drops to their children because the vaccines could cause infertility.

[sheemae]

Salam Junaid :)


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6299325.stm

Parents in parts of northern Pakistan told the BBC news website they feared an "American conspiracy" to cut the fertility of the next generation.

******************

THis is not new actually:

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=q
w1090390143989B252

July 21 2004

Kano, Nigeria - Polio vacination was suspended in Kano State in August last year after some Muslim imams alleged that the drugs distributed by UN health agencies had been laced with chemicals as part of a western plot to make African girls infertile.

http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=208234

November 05, 2006

Polio drops linked to infertility, Godhra Muslims burn copies of Urdu monthly

Local Muslims there burnt copies of a vernacular periodical which first carried the news stating that some local clerics had issued a fatwa asking Muslims not to administer polio drops to their children because the vaccines could cause infertility.

I think if some of these people knew some of the sequele of Polio (the disease)- impotence or infertility would seem a small price to pay! And like Deigo's hilarious implication :giggling: there are ways to overcome this affliction- even so with infertility!

check it out:

http://www.polioeradication.org/disease.asp

Salam :)

[Ratatosk]

Salam,

Reminds me of the penis theft (http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL2290323220080422) stories. Now those are some bizarre stories.

Regards,

[-Farrah-]

Salaam,

I am at work and soon I shall be attending a meeting where I shall be expected to be very professional and serious - how can I after reading this thread ??? :giggling: