President Magufuli warns Tanzanians against COVID-19 vaccines
- Written by VOA
FILE Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has warned his Health ministry against rushing to adopt COVID-19 vaccines, suggesting the vaccines may not be safe or effective.
In a speech Wednesday in western Tanzania, Magufuli expressed doubt about vaccines produced by Western countries.
“If the white man was able to come up with vaccinations, then vaccinations for Aids would have been brought, tuberculosis would be a thing of the past, vaccines for malaria and cancer would have been found,” said the president.
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Magufuli directed the ministry of Health to adopt a vaccine only after it is certified by Tanzanian experts. He said Tanzanians must not be used as guinea pigs in vaccine trials.
Little is known about the state of the coronavirus in Tanzania, as the president has declared the country to be “COVID-free” and officials refuse to keep track of coronavirus infections or deaths.
The president has told officials to promote herbs to remedy COVID-19 symptoms. Maguflui told those in attendance Wednesday that they should continue to put their trust in God, saying that they “have lived for over one year without the virus because our God is able, and Satan will always fail.”
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He is soon going to stop the normal human pain killers coming into Tanzania.
The African medicine man seems to want this country for himself all alone with his own patients!
We shall give a dose to your country and we deliver you from bazungu vaccines.
He does not care about the pain and suffering the infected go through. He cares about sounding wiser than the Westerners he despises.
Why should his so called experts approve a vaccine for what he does not exist at all? If it is a hoax then you need no expertise much less a vaccine. Hypocrite Mass murdering lunatic.
At the same time, he proclaims and professes that there is no CoVID in TZ. Who cursed African leaders? Who will ever reveal to them the minute grain of truth?
Further, if indeed there is 'no CoVID' in TZ (no harm, but trust in God for now is his message, eh...), why does Magufuli give slim hopes for the vaccine finding its way in Nyerere's land? Tz scientists should approve of it, really? Fund a vaccine from herbals, Magufuli...
It's shameful that well trained and (unethical - as they have demonstrated) scientists have become slaves of shameless clueless African tyrants!
It is pure shenzi talk, he nees a psychiatric check up or be committed to a lunatic asylum without wasting time.
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