Joseph Kabuleta has attacked Uganda's new malaria vaccine program, claiming it might harm children. He shared an 11-minute video telling parents to keep children away from vaccination efforts. The former presidential candidate says health workers will force vaccines on kids under five. He alleges the ministry plans compound visits to inject children with what he calls a dangerous vaccine. Mr Kabuleta wants families to avoid these shots at all costs.
He claimed Kenya stopped using the vaccine early, and Ghana only continued after demanding manufacturers accept liability. According to him, the vaccine works just 30 percent of the time before protection disappears. He mentioned a researcher who supposedly found the vaccine increases meningitis, seizures, hallucinations, and cerebral malaria. His most serious claim states that one in four vaccinated children might die.
Health ministry spokesman Emmanuel Ainebyoona dismissed these ideas as conspiracy theories. He pointed out that Kabuleta opposed COVID-19 vaccines earlier. The R21/Matrix-M vaccine has approval from the World Health Organization. The ministry insists Uganda would never risk children with unsafe products. This vaccine targets the deadliest malaria parasite through four doses given at specific ages.
The government hopes to reduce child deaths from malaria. WHO data shows the vaccine cut severe malaria cases by 30 percent during pilot programs and hospital stays by 21 percent across test countries. Experts recommend it alongside mosquito nets for better protection. The ministry faces a challenge in combating fear with facts as vaccine hesitancy grows.
He claimed Kenya stopped using the vaccine early, and Ghana only continued after demanding manufacturers accept liability. According to him, the vaccine works just 30 percent of the time before protection disappears. He mentioned a researcher who supposedly found the vaccine increases meningitis, seizures, hallucinations, and cerebral malaria. His most serious claim states that one in four vaccinated children might die.
Health ministry spokesman Emmanuel Ainebyoona dismissed these ideas as conspiracy theories. He pointed out that Kabuleta opposed COVID-19 vaccines earlier. The R21/Matrix-M vaccine has approval from the World Health Organization. The ministry insists Uganda would never risk children with unsafe products. This vaccine targets the deadliest malaria parasite through four doses given at specific ages.
The government hopes to reduce child deaths from malaria. WHO data shows the vaccine cut severe malaria cases by 30 percent during pilot programs and hospital stays by 21 percent across test countries. Experts recommend it alongside mosquito nets for better protection. The ministry faces a challenge in combating fear with facts as vaccine hesitancy grows.
