Eleven physicians have written to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, requesting that he issue an order to halt the statewide vaccine rollout in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the doctors, the risks connected with these vaccinations exceed the possible advantages, if any.
The physicians, who name themselves Concerned Ghanaian Doctors, said in their petition dated Monday, January 10, 2022, that the UK and Israel are still fighting the virus despite having high vaccination rates in their respective populations.
“These countries have very high vaccination rates, currently deploying booster programs, yet they are struggling to get the virus under control especially with these new variants,” the doctors observed in the jointly-signed petition.
“Assuming as a country we are to vaccinate more than 50% of our population, are we going to continue with perpetual boosters every 3 to 6 months in an attempt to maintain vaccine-induced immunity for this disease?
“Where then is the endpoint when these vaccines do not stop infection or the spread of Covid-19? Is this financially feasible for us as a nation?”
They stated that the case fatality rate is lower than expected, particularly considering the low number of citizens testing.
Vaccines becoming a mandate, in their opinion, is only a ploy by certain pharmaceutical corporations to increase profits.
“If there is safe, effective, affordable, freely available early treatment for Covid-19, vaccines are no longer a priority.
“It doesn’t take a genius to recognize the financial benefit of pharmaceutical companies in demonizing potential early, effective treatments.
“If these medications do work, that’s wonderful in the human race’s fight against Covid-19. However, they are practicably placebos if they don’t work. Why the suppression and demonizing of these early treatments then, if the concern is health.
“Considering all these, wouldn’t it be prudent to pause and ask ourselves whether these novel vaccines are necessary in the first place,” they quizzed.
For them, Ghana, and Africa as a whole, must lead the battle against Covid-19.
“All the relevant metrics show that Ghana and Africa at large have done better than most of the world with respect to the pandemic even before the advent of these vaccines.
“It is possible the rest of the world are rather to learn from us.”
The doctors are Dr. Timothy Oblijah Armah, Dr. Bismark Opoku-Asare, Dr. Faisal Adjei, Dr. William Ghunney, and Dr. Bernard Boateng Adjei.
The others are Dr. Doreen Oye Agyei, Dr. Michael Agyemang-Wiredu, Dr. Richard Fayah, and Dr. Sedem Cyril Klinogoh.
The rest are Dr. Phil Dowuona and Dr. Emmanuel Awuttey.
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SOURCE: 3NEWS
