Concerned Ghanaian doctors are urging that all mandates requiring proof of vaccination with Covid-19 vaccinations be revoked with immediate effect, as well as a halt in the vaccine rollout.
Doctors say they disagree with the government’s strategy of pinning all hope on these vaccines and coercing Ghanaians to have inoculations against an unique coronavirus disease that scientists are still learning about.
Many of these precautions, protocols, and tactics have been, at best, educated guesses at fighting a virus that is still being studied, according to the doctors.
“During the early days of the pandemic, the prevalent sentiment was to hold on for a vaccine to come along and save the day,” the doctors wrote in a letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. We were told that these vaccines were our only hope for surviving the pandemic, since they would provide protection against infection, avoid hospitalizations for severe/critical diseases, and save lives. All of them, however, have been proven to be erroneous assumptions over time.”
Vaccines, according to medical professionals, do not prevent infection or transmission.
“Recent studies show that the vaccinated are becoming more relevant in the spread of COVID-19. Many studies show outbreaks within fully vaccinated populations. Other studies show vaccinated populations as sources for outbreaks, ”the letter stated.”
The doctors reiterated that over the last few months of 2021, the assertion that these covid vaccines reduce the risk of hospitalization and death has been shown to be inaccurate as well.
Backing their words with evidence, they said “in the state of Vermont, USA, it has been shown that 79% of deaths in September 2021 were among fully vaccinated individuals.
“Over the month of September last year in the UK, approximately 79% of deaths were among fully vaccinated individuals as well. There are even schools of thought that theorise that the vaccinated are the main drivers of the pandemic.”
The doctors said many of the highly vaccinated countries like Israel and UK are experiencing rising cases while other studies show that higher vaccination rates do not equal to less cases and less deaths.
They said Ghana may well be on its way to herd immunity, if not there already.
The doctors further stated that “per our cultural practices, it is not practical to expect Ghanaians to do away with social physical contact,” adding that “Many Ghanaians have probably recovered from mild or asymptomatic disease and developed acquired immunity.”
The medical professionals also said a seroprevalence study in lorry station in Accra, yet to be published, showed about 70% of the samples collected had antibodies to covid-19 probably after recovery from the virus.
They told President Akufo-Addo that per his dietary advice during the early days of the pandemic, many Ghanaians may have strengthened their immune systems after eating more of our local dishes and fruits which tend to be high in vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients.
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The concerned doctors said the treatment guidelines that the Ghana Health Service put together for the treatment of covid-19 seem to have really been effective, enabling most of the peripheral hospitals to treat covid-19 positive cases except those that may need ICU care.
They are suggesting that other cheap and safe treatment options like ivermectin, fluvoxamine and adjuncts like thiamine, methylprednisolone etc should be looked into.
In addition to that, “further research into locally made remedies and treatments for covid-19 should be at least be considered.”
As concerned doctors they are advising the government to quit the roll out of these vaccines “whose risks, per the data and studies we have shown far outweigh any potential benefits.”
They said they cannot in good conscience stand by and watch the lives of innocent Ghanaians be gambled away, and their basic freedoms and rights of health abused.
