Coronavirus: Africa will not be testing ground for vaccine, says WHO

A health worker carries out a door-to-door testing near Durban in South Africa
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as "racist" the comments by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine for the coronavirus could be tested in Africa.

"Africa can't and won't be a testing ground for any vaccine," said Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The doctors' remarks during a TV debate sparked outrage, and they were accused of treating Africans like "human guinea pigs".

One of them later issued an apology.

When asked about the doctors' suggestion during the WHO's coronavirus briefing, Dr Tedros became visibly angry, calling it a hangover from the "colonial mentality".

"It was a disgrace, appalling, to hear during the 21st Century, to hear from scientists, that kind of remark. We condemn this in the strongest terms possible, and we assure you that this will not happen," he said.

Reality Check: Misinformation in Africa
South Africa's ruthlessly efficient fight against coronavirus
As the number of confirmed cases in Africa continues to rise, some governments are imposing stricter measures to try to slow the spread of the virus. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has banned all travel in and out of the capital, Nairobi, and three other large towns for three weeks.

What did the doctors say?
During a debate on French TV channel LCI, Camille Locht, head of research at Inserm health research group, was talking about a vaccine trial in Europe and Australia.

Jean-Paul Mira, head of intensive care at Cochin hospital in Paris, then said: "If I can be provocative, shouldn't we be doing this study in Africa, where there are no masks, no treatments, no resuscitation?

"A bit like it is done elsewhere for some studies on Aids. In prostitutes, we try things because we know that they are highly exposed and that they do not protect themselves."

Mr Locht nodded in agreement at this suggestion, and said: "You are right. We are in the process of thinking about a study in parallel in Africa."

Dr Mira had earlier questioned whether the study would work as planned on healthcare workers in Australia and Europe because they had access to personal protective equipment (PPE) while working.

Media captionCoronavirus in Africa: Debunking fake news and myths around Covid-19
The show sparked widespread anger, including from former footballer Didier Drogba, who called the comments "deeply racist". He added: "Do not take African people as human guinea pigs! It’s absolutely disgusting".

Fellow former footballer Samuel Eto’o called the doctors "murderers".

The doctors' comments have also fuelled existing fears in Africa that African people will be used as guinea pigs for a new coronavirus vaccine.

stop writing rubbish online... it makes you like highly DELUDED and STUPID!

MrBrownJay1:
stop writing rubbish online... it makes you like highly DELUDED and STUPID!

Actually he’s right. The west is notorious for their racist science. A while ago they tried to prove we had lower IQ’s compared to Europeans. They somehow think we should be lab rats it’s baffling. Greedy african leaders worsen matters

Swiitdoll:

Actually he’s right. The west is notorious for their racist science. A while ago they tried to prove we had lower IQ’s compared to Europeans. They somehow think we should be lab rats it’s baffling. Greedy african leaders worsen matters

you guys read any BS and take it like its a fact....like the BS CONSPIRACY about 5G masts that infects people with coronavirus. lol!

come on, use your brain....this was a SINGLE French doctor's opinion as to what should be done and nothing else... and you people are taking it like the French gov just made a law to test these vaccine on Africans.

MrBrownJay1:


you guys read any BS and take it like its a fact....like the BS CONSPIRACY about 5G masts that infects people with coronavirus. lol!

come on, use your brain....this was a SINGLE French doctor's opinion as to what should be done and nothing else... and you people are taking it like the French gov just made a law to test these vaccine on Africans.

Actually two french doctors agreed and looking at european history where they preserved the skulls of Africans to prove that Africans were inferior, coupled with the institutional racism that white doctors often neglect pple of colour thinking we don’t feel pain. Use ur damn brain! Anyone who thinks 5g causes corona is also slow, it’s been tested and out since last summer by Huawei! History shows a long standing behaviour, just like history shows black Male leaders love to sell their own people out for pennies as seen in Congo whose govt has sold its pple out for $47 million to be used as lab rats starting in July.

Swiitdoll:

Actually two french doctors agreed and looking at european history where they preserved the skulls of Africans to prove that Africans were inferior, coupled with the institutional racism that white doctors often neglect pple of colour thinking we don’t feel pain. Use ur damn brain! Anyone who thinks 5g causes corona is also slow, it’s been tested and out since last summer by Huawei! History shows a long standing behaviour, just like history shows black Male leaders love to sell their own people out for pennies as seen in Congo whose govt has sold its pple out for $47 million to be used as lab rats starting in July.

only one french doctor suggested this rubbish and he has since apologized for suggesting it.

any smart person knows that black people are physically NO DIFFERENT physically than white people (apart from our big dikcs).... but there are still idiots who would claim this superior nonsense.... should we listen to them or make a big deal about these ignorant people's views?

the reason a lot of people dont respect Africa is because of African leaders themselves... if they accept to kill their own people by accepting to receive bio-hazardous nuclear waste that nobody wants (to dump it in their own backyard so that it destroys millions of African lives) then why wouldnt white even suggest to use Africans as guinea pigs?

as for racism, YES, there has been racism since the beginning of time, and it wont change anytime soon. if there is tribalism in Africa (aka Africans themselves hating black people), why would you think it would be any different with white people hating black people?

MrBrownJay1:


only one french doctor suggested this rubbish and he has since apologized for suggesting it.

any smart person knows that black people are physically NO DIFFERENT physically than white people (apart from our big dikcs).... but there are still idiots who would claim this superior nonsense.... should we listen to them or make a big deal about these ignorant people's views?

the reason a lot of people dont respect Africa is because of African leaders themselves... if they accept to kill their own people by accepting to receive bio-hazardous nuclear waste that nobody wants (to dump it in their own backyard so that it destroys millions of African lives) then why wouldnt white even suggest to use Africans as guinea pigs?

as for racism, YES, there has been racism since the beginning of time, and it wont change anytime soon. if there is tribalism in Africa (aka Africans themselves hating black people), why would you think it would be any different with white people hating black people?

I see you have fingers! Did u skip the part where I mentioned greedy African leaders who sell their own out? Selective amnesia much? Did u miss the part where I said Congolese govt want to use their own as lab rats? Blacks don’t even have bigger dicks, do u watch porn? The man with the award of the biggest dick is a Mexican man, followed by a white man. so white men be packing too, only Asian men seem to be lacking a little bit. I don’t have strength pls. Anyway there’s a petition on change.org against greedy Congolese leaders who wanna sell their own out for $47 million. Go sign it like the rest of us have done. And there were two doctors who agreed, one suggested and the other supported. The fact that these two mumu doctors were brave enough to do that on telly is quite baffling. I’ve never been discriminated against by a fellow Nigerian or an african or even a black carribean , But I have been discriminated against by white people so many times, even while at uni I recalled my papers for being marked down., so shut ur dirty guts and go sign that petition Cos we need the numbers!

phrap:
Coronavirus: Africa will not be testing ground for vaccine, says WHO

A health worker carries out a door-to-door testing near Durban in South Africa
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as "racist" the comments by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine for the coronavirus could be tested in Africa.

"Africa can't and won't be a testing ground for any vaccine," said Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The doctors' remarks during a TV debate sparked outrage, and they were accused of treating Africans like "human guinea pigs".

One of them later issued an apology.

When asked about the doctors' suggestion during the WHO's coronavirus briefing, Dr Tedros became visibly angry, calling it a hangover from the "colonial mentality".

"It was a disgrace, appalling, to hear during the 21st Century, to hear from scientists, that kind of remark. We condemn this in the strongest terms possible, and we assure you that this will not happen," he said.

Reality Check: Misinformation in Africa
South Africa's ruthlessly efficient fight against coronavirus
As the number of confirmed cases in Africa continues to rise, some governments are imposing stricter measures to try to slow the spread of the virus. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has banned all travel in and out of the capital, Nairobi, and three other large towns for three weeks.

What did the doctors say?
During a debate on French TV channel LCI, Camille Locht, head of research at Inserm health research group, was talking about a vaccine trial in Europe and Australia.

Jean-Paul Mira, head of intensive care at Cochin hospital in Paris, then said: "If I can be provocative, shouldn't we be doing this study in Africa, where there are no masks, no treatments, no resuscitation?

"A bit like it is done elsewhere for some studies on Aids. In prostitutes, we try things because we know that they are highly exposed and that they do not protect themselves."

Mr Locht nodded in agreement at this suggestion, and said: "You are right. We are in the process of thinking about a study in parallel in Africa."

Dr Mira had earlier questioned whether the study would work as planned on healthcare workers in Australia and Europe because they had access to personal protective equipment (PPE) while working.

Media captionCoronavirus in Africa: Debunking fake news and myths around Covid-19
The show sparked widespread anger, including from former footballer Didier Drogba, who called the comments "deeply racist". He added: "Do not take African people as human guinea pigs! It’s absolutely disgusting".

Fellow former footballer Samuel Eto’o called the doctors "murderers".

The doctors' comments have also fuelled existing fears in Africa that African people will be used as guinea pigs for a new coronavirus vaccine.

There’s an ongoing petition against greedy Congolese govt who wanna sell the Congolese out pls sign it. Look it up and sign it thanks.

Swiitdoll:

I see you have fingers! Did u skip the part where I mentioned greedy African leaders who sell their own out? Selective amnesia much? Did u miss the part where I said Congolese govt want to use their own as lab rats? Blacks don’t even have bigger dicks, do u watch porn? The man with the award of the biggest dick is a Mexican man, followed by a white man. so white men be packing too, only Asian men seem to be lacking a little bit. I don’t have strength pls. Anyway there’s a petition on change.org against greedy Congolese leaders who wanna sell their own out for $47 million. Go sign it like the rest of us have done. And there were two doctors who agreed, one suggested and the other supported. The fact that these two mumu doctors were brave enough to do that on telly is quite baffling. I’ve never been discriminated against by a fellow Nigerian, I have been discriminated against by white people so many times, even while at uni I recalled my papers for being marked down., so shut ur dirty guts and go sign that petition Cos we need the numbers!

continue fooling yourself.... Africans have bigger dikc than whites and latin men combined....just because "some" whites are packing does not mean their entire race is known for having bigger dikcs....the ENTIRE black race is known for packing, and a black man with a small dikc is abnormal, just like a white men with a big mandingo dikc is abnormal too.

if you dont know about tribalism then educate yourself on the subject...

people like yourself are just some low self esteem people who expect that everyone will love you because you are special or something... here is a simple clue: some people are not going to like you, whether you are black white or green. stop assuming that the minute a white person doesnt like you, its RACISM. there are many black people in african Unis that dont like their fellow black students (for one reason or the other). shpould we now also say that its due to their skin color or that its LIFE (and that not everyone is going to like your sorry behind)?! stop dreaming and educate yourself on the issue so i dont have to do it for you.

MrBrownJay1:


continue fooling yourself.... Africans have bigger dikc than whites and latin men combined....just because "some" whites are packing does not mean their entire race is known for having bigger dikcs....the ENTIRE black race is known for packing, and a black man with a small dikc is abnormal, just like a white men with a big mandingo dikc is abnormal too.

if you dont know about tribalism then educate yourself on the subject...

people like yourself are just some low self esteem people who expect that everyone will love you because you are special or something... here is a simple clue: some people are not going to like you, whether you are black white or green. stop assuming that the minute a white person doesnt like you, its RACISM. there are many black people in african Unis that dont like their fellow black students (for one reason or the other). shpould we now also say that its due to their skin color or that its LIFE (and that not everyone is going to like your sorry behind)?! stop dreaming and educate yourself on the issue so i dont have to do it for you.

Who is this slow human??Actually it’s you who have self esteem issues. Black people who bring up dick sizes when discussing whites have low self worth. White men have conquered countries, civilisations, dominated black men, enslaved them (thanks to their own who sold them out) and white men share world power with Asian men. Black men have nothing, they don’t even run africa lmao. Hence the need to bring up dick sizes which isn’t even factual as big dicks isn’t exclusive to only black men, porn is proof. And many women of colour who I know that date white men also say white men are better in bed, they don’t just jack away like black men do , they pay attention to the woman’s body, eat her out, and remain handsy till she orgasms unlike black men who think their willies will automatically bring orgasm lmao. Furthermore my papers were recalled and I got higher marks, Italian lecturers especially are notorious with their own institutional racism. Riddle me how someone who don’t even know nothing about racism is chatting shit. I live among white people, many times they try to test a black person’s docility to see how far they can go with their racism by making racist jokes. I wrote a research paper on racism and black boys and I was shocked what I found. The father of criminology himself was a racist, who linked African features to biological criminal behaviours, hence the long standing big black boy, big black criminal. Black people in the U.K. are 4 times more likely to be stopped and searched than a white person and 17 times more likely to be stopped and searched and victimised in less diverse places I.e Dorset etc. I don’t think igbo criminals get more time than Yoruba criminals for just being igbo, but black men are 49% more likely to get longer sentences than white men for the same crimes. so comparing tribalism to racism is null and void. An average Yoruba doctor doesn’t think a Hausa man can withstand pain and neglect their medical needs , like white doctors do to black women so u chatting shit. There’s ongoing studies on deep institutional racism, down to employment, job promotions, everything! Asians are also just as racist as whites. Blacks aren’t liked by anybody, but only a few blacks I’ve met know that from the start, they usually realise it down the line which I find funny lol. The Chinese museum placed pictures of black men side by side with gorillas and monkeys comparing them just a while ago. Didn’t the Chinese open a restaurant and didn’t want Nigerians, like they did in Kenya. Only thing I agree with you on is Africans have to get their respect by force. And it’s not by downplaying racism, it’s by having power, good economies, good military, good weapons and nukes that’s what command respect not dick size haha

[quote author=Swiitdoll post=88186492][/quote]

- i am giving you facts of life...you can either take it or leave it.
- as i said before, whether black, white yellow or green, we human are all the same...the only difference physically is that black men have bigger dikc FACT!
- what has the BS of white ruling the world and enslaving africans got to do with with the above fact i just gave you? stop showing how INSECURE you are, its disgusting.
- its obvious you believe that white men are better lovers (and you are entitled to your opinion)... but that certainly does NOT change the fact that black men have bigger dikcs than any other races. does it? i never stated that black men were better lovers, i just stated that we are physically endowed like that as a whole...take it or leave it, thats a FACT
- its obvious you are emotionally damaged if you believe that because some people may not like you (and they happen to NOT be black), they are automatically RACIST. i hope someday you grow a brain.
- yes racism was rampant in the past, and there is still some racism today. YES some police forces would focus on the type of people they assimilate as criminals... so whats your point?
- racism and tribalism is exactly the same hate... the only difference is that one hates you for your color while the other hates you because of your tribe. its the same discrimination....
- in London where only 13% of the population is black, black males do account for a vastly higher number of perpetrators of violent crime. thats not racism, thats a FACT!
- people like you are emotionally damaged because anything that is not done the way you like it, you will be quick to scream racism...here is a damn clue: NOT EVERYONE IS GONNA LIKE YOU, and its ok..best accept that fact right away, you will live longer. if you actually believe that people should automatically "like" you because you are black, then you need to wake up from your madness.
- dont quote nonsense i have NEVER wrote... i have never stated that Africans should take their respect by force.
- i certainly dont need a white man's approval to have respect for myself... i have experienced racism since the day i was born, and i fully understand it. i can never blame a white person for not liking me. thats THEIR problem, not mine. i also would never solely blame white people for slavery when we all know that it was BLACKS themselves who were selling us to these white slavers. then you wonder why white people were able to rule the world?!?!
- people like you will always have low self esteem because you will always hide under the "racism" nonsense, every time something does not go your way with white people...instead of understanding that its ok for someone to not like you. better deal with your insecurities.
- if you have a problem with the UK police then you can either stay on the right side of the law, contact your MP and complain to them OR get the fukc out of the UK....basta!

MrBrownJay1:


- i am giving you facts of life...you can either take it or leave it.
- as i said before, whether black, white yellow or green, we human are all the same...the only difference physically is that black men have bigger dikc FACT!
- what has the BS of white ruling the world and enslaving africans got to do with with the above fact i just gave you? stop showing how INSECURE you are, its disgusting.
- its obvious you believe that white men are better lovers (and you are entitled to your opinion)... but that certainly does NOT change the fact that black men have bigger dikcs than any other races. does it? i never stated that black men were better lovers, i just stated that we are physically endowed like that as a whole...take it or leave it, thats a FACT
- its obvious you are emotionally damaged if you believe that because some people may not like you (and they happen to NOT be black), they are automatically RACIST. i hope someday you grow a brain.
- yes racism was rampant in the past, and there is still some racism today. YES some police forces would focus on the type of people they assimilate as criminals... so whats your point?
- racism and tribalism is exactly the same hate... the only difference is that one hates you for your color while the other hates you because of your tribe. its the same discrimination....
- in London where only 13% of the population is black, black males do account for a vastly higher number of perpetrators of violent crime. thats not racism, thats a FACT!
- people like you are emotionally damaged because anything that is not done the way you like it, you will be quick to scream racism...here is a damn clue: NOT EVERYONE IS GONNA LIKE YOU, and its ok..best accept that fact right away, you will live longer. if you actually believe that people should automatically "like" you because you are black, then you need to wake up from your madness.
- dont quote nonsense i have NEVER wrote... i have never stated that Africans should take their respect by force.
- i certainly dont need a white man's approval to have respect for myself... i have experienced racism since the day i was born, and i fully understand it. i can never blame a white person for not liking me. thats THEIR problem, not mine. i also would never solely blame white people for slavery when we all know that it was BLACKS themselves who were selling us to these white slavers.
- people like you will always have low self esteem because you will always hide under the "racism" nonsense, every time something does not go your way with white people...instead of understanding that its ok for someone to not like you. better deal with your insecurities.
- if you have a problem with the UK police then you can either stay on the right side of the law, contact your MP and complain to them OR get the fukc out of the UK....basta!

Stating the facts to brain-dead blacks is the same. Regardless if they are Africans, african-Americans or black british. I’m quite used to it. Complain to the MP. That alone shows the mumu in you lmao. Insecurities is stating the fact that black men serve longer sentences than white men for the same crimes? Bye I can’t afford to lose any brain cells yunno. What a neek!

Swiitdoll:


Stating the facts to brain-dead blacks is the same. Regardless if they are Africans, african-Americans or black british. I’m quite used to it. Complain to the MP. That alone shows the mumu in you lmao. Insecurities is stating the fact that black men serve longer sentences than white men for the same crimes? Bye I can’t afford to lose any brain cells yunno. What a neek!

i hope someday you wake up from your insecurities and start to live a fulfilling life... you are quick to make noise on NL instead of doing whats right. if you believe that there is a problem in the UK, then stop wasting your time on NL telling us (who dont give a damn about it), and instead go tell people who actually can do something about it...aka your local MP.

MrBrownJay1:


i hope someday you wake up from your insecurities and start to live a fulfilling life... you are quick to make noise on NL instead of doing whats right. if you believe that there is a problem in the UK, then stop wasting your time on NL telling us (who dont give a damn about it), and instead go tell people who actually can do something about it...aka your local MP.

We write research papers and have criminologists assess them, any change from the criminal justice system will start with the metropolitan police, not straight to the MP. You don’t need to tell me what a MP is, I’ve attended town hall sessions and the most you can ask is a question that will probably get forgotten. Again that shows ur ignorance about the whole thing. You don’t give a damn but here arguing racism isn’t institutional, downplaying it to people just don’t like u, when some pple have criminal records from it, serving longer sentences from it. Just stop talking mahn. Chatting bare shit, lock off u neek lmao!

Swiitdoll:


We write research papers and have criminologists assess them, any change from the criminal justice system will start with the metropolitan police, not straight to the MP. You don’t need to tell me what a MP is, I’ve attended town hall sessions and the most you can ask is a question that will probably get forgotten. Again that shows ur ignorance about the whole thing. You don’t give a damn but here arguing racism isn’t institutional, downplaying it to people just don’t like u, when some pple have criminal records from it, serving longer sentences from it. Just stop talking mahn. Chatting bare shit, lock off u neek lmao!

ARRANT NONSENSE!!!!
so you believe that a "supposedly" racist workforce will suddenly change because you said so?! unless they bring strict laws against such practices, then NOTHING will change, thus you need to go through your local MP to have any remote chances of changing the law.
who else should you contact if you feel you have been unfairly treated by a Government office or agency?
who else should you contact if you have a problem affecting black people in your local area?
EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THE ISSUE SO I DONT HAVE TO DO IT FOR YOU

MrBrownJay1:


ARRANT NONSENSE!!!!
so you believe that a "supposedly" racist workforce will suddenly change because you said so?! unless they bring strict laws against such practices, then NOTHING will change, thus you need to go through your local MP to have any remote chances of changing the law.
who else should you contact if you feel you have been unfairly treated by a Government office or agency?
who else should you contact if you have a problem affecting black people in your local area?
EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THE ISSUE SO I DONT HAVE TO DO IT FOR YOU

Oh jeez! You can’t just go approach the MP or any govt agencies, that’s why we write research papers for all to read. The more people aware, the better, hence petitions and marches (I.e Brixton riots, but now marches) sometimes to tackle racism or other social sensitive issues. You don’t even live here, why am I wasting my time? With someone who dunno what the system is like anyway. Do you just walk in your governors offices in Nigeria and ask him to pass a bill or raise a social issue in the parliament? If that’s what u do we can’t. So stop chatting shit my man, abt a system u aren’t part of and know nothing about. Walk in ya governors office and demand good roads since it’s easy to do hahah