Yg begini ini hanya bisa terjadi dalam ISLAM, agama bodoh itu.
Indonesia: Parents not getting diphtheria vaccines for children because they're
not sure they're halal
We have seen this before. In Britain, the head of the Islamic Medical
Association told parents that vaccines were haram. In Nigeria, jihadis struck a
vaccine warehouse, and paranoia about vaccines being a U.S. plot to sterilize
Muslims led to a polio outbreak. "Religious beliefs hinder vaccination in E.
Java," by Elly Burhaini Faizal for The Jakarta Post, October 15:
The government has blamed parents' reluctance to get their children
vaccinated for the recent diphtheria outbreak in East Java, with many religious
communities in the province still questioning whether the anti diphtheritic
vaccine is halal, or allowed according to Islam.
Edi Purwinarto, assistant for people's welfare affairs at the East Java
provincial administration, said on Friday that local communities living in some
small areas in the province were still somewhat reluctant to give their
newborns a complete basic vaccination.
"Some parents resist getting their children vaccinated due to a number of
reasons. Some of them are just worried that vaccination will hurt their
children or cause a fever but in some areas people worry that the vaccines are
not halal," Edi told The Jakarta Post.
East Java Governor Soekarwo declared an extraordinary situation (KLB) on
Sunday for diphtheria in all parts of the province. The provincial
administration said that as of Oct. 14, diphtheria incidents had reached 352
cases with 11 deaths, not 328 deaths as reported earlier by several media
outlets.
Diphtheria is a deadly upper respiratory-tract illness caused by
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, it can be prevented by administering DPT
vaccination to newborns.
Mass diphtheria vaccination is being carried out in several outbreak
regions, especially in 11 regencies and municipalities; Bangkalan, Banyuwangi,
Blitar, Gresik, Mojokerto, Pamekasan, Pasuruan, Sampang, Sidoarjo, Sumenep and
Surabaya. Together with religious leaders, Edi said, the local government was
working to change existing perceptions and attitudes toward vaccines.
"It's not easy to overcome parental resistance to immunization since it is
closely related to religious perceptions. Therefore, we work with religious
organizations to teach parents about the importance of getting their children
vaccinated," said Edi mentioning Muslimat NU and Aisyiyah of Muhammadiyah as
the government's counterparts in the dialog....
Posted by Robert on October 15, 2011 6:29 AM | 6 Comments
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