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Muslim babies’ MMR jabs have traces of pork
Posted on Friday, June 27 @ 15:07:19 EDT by SweenyTod
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THOUSANDS of Muslim babies in Scotland have been injected with a derivative of pork contained in a major child vaccine, The Herald can reveal.
One of the two triple measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines used by GPs in Britain are made using porcine gelatin, which is forbidden in Islam.
Public health officials in Glasgow admitted that they had only begun informing parents in the last week.
Strict Muslims can only use medicines containing derivatives of pork in a medical emergency when there is no other option.
Muslim leaders across Scotland reacted angrily to the revelation and are demanding that Muslim parents must be warned about any medication that may contain pork derivatives to allow them to make an informed choice.
Habib Rauf, imam at the Glasgow Central Mosque, said: "I did not know it contained porcine gelatin. I have a three-year-old child who was recently given the MMR vaccine and if I had known about this I would not have let my child have the vaccination."
Generally, patients never see the full ingredients list for vaccines, although doctors will check if there are any medical conditions that lead to side- effects.
The vaccine with gelatin which is used widely in Britain is made by Aventis Pasteur, while Merck makes another vaccine containing porcine gelatin which is used widely across the world, but not in the UK. Another vaccine used in the UK is made by Priorix and is free of the material. However, usage of either one depends on availability.
Between them, Aventis Pasteur and Merck have offices in 41 countries across the world, including Arab nations such as Egypt, the Gulf and Saudi Arabia, as well as Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation.
A spokesman for Aventis Pasteur admitted the company was aware of the possible implications of using such ingredients for religious groups.
He claimed it was "not a problem" because the gelatin was broken down into peptides, and was therefore refined and not pure gelatin. He confirmed there was no vegetarian option. He declined to comment on when the company first began using porcine gelatin in MMR. Merck was unavailable for comment.
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Re: Muslim babies’ MMR jabs have traces of pork (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Saturday, June 19 @ 23:39:58 EDT | Regarding hydrolized gelatin the ingredient in MMR
vaccine.
This ingredient is derived from selected calf skins,
cattle skins, and pork skins.
There is also a CJD WARNING on the MMR
MANUFACTURES LEAFLET! |
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