Among the numerous allegations against him, Microsoft founder Bill Gates is currently being chastised by Twitterati in India for allegedly funding a programme in 2009 through his NGO the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to test and sterilise indigenous vaccines on tribal children.
#ArrestBillGates is trending on Twitter following allegations that BMGF conducted an unlicensed clinical trial of a vaccine on some of the poorest tribal children without their parents’ consent. Without disclosing the dangers, obtaining informed consent from the children or their parents, or disclosing that it was conducting a clinical experiment, the company proceeded.
This is the untold story of how @BillGates funded NGO PATH killed tribal girls in India in unauthorised clinical trials and got away with it. #ArrestBillGates https://t.co/yYqCRZ4Ah3
— Tribal Army (@TribalArmy) May 29, 2021
PATH completed a project to give the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in 2009, according to an article published by GreatGameIndia. The goal of the research was to “produce and disseminate evidence for informed public sector introduction of HPV vaccinations,” according to PATH. India, Uganda, Peru, and Vietnam were among the four countries that hosted the event. The project was originally going to be handled by Gavi, another Gates-funded group, but it was subsequently handed over to PATH. The BMGF provided direct funding for the study.
In 2009, Khammam district was a part of Andhra Pradesh’s eastern state (the boundary change made in 2014 means that today Khammam district comes under Telangana state). The region is primarily rural, and it is considered one of India’s poorest and least developed areas.
Khammam is home to a number of ethnic tribal groups, with some estimates putting the total tribal population at around 21.5 percent (600,000 people). The tribal communities of Khammam suffer from a lack of access to education, which is prevalent among indigenous peoples around the world. As a result, their literacy rate is far lower than the rest of the region.
According to a report published by GreatGameIndia, around 14,000 girls in Khammam district were shot with Gardasil in 2009. The girls who were recruited for Path’s study were all between the ages of 10 and 14, and they all hailed from low-income, mostly tribal homes. Many girls did not reside with their families, preferring to live in Ashram Pathshalas (government-run hostels) adjacent to their schools.
Professor Linsey McGoey of the University of Essex later stated that she believes the study was targeted at the ashram schools because it was “to eliminate the necessity for parental approval for shots.” There had to be a way.
The project, at the time, could not have been more off the beaten path; it took place on the moon, and it remained there for several months until, in early 2010, reports from Khammam began to emerge that something had gone horribly wrong: many of the girls who had participated in the tests later became ill, and four of them died.
Bill Gates crimes against Humanity! Shameless!!!! #ArrestBillGates pic.twitter.com/H9IOYOf39A
— Hansraj Meena (@HansrajMeena) May 29, 2021
The US govt—with the help of private funders like @BillGates—directly funded a state-run population control program in India, in which hundreds of thousands of men and women were sterilized, including many Tribal and lower-caste women. #ArrestBillGates https://t.co/TYyPw3gsX6
— Hansraj Meena (@HansrajMeena) May 29, 2021
Arrest Bill Gates is trending in India.#ArrestBillGates pic.twitter.com/Z2UYhGHxCH
— Hansraj Meena (@HansrajMeena) May 29, 2021
It is shameful for a person like @BillGates to conduct a vaccine trial on illiterate women of the same caste for centuries. Take strict action soon US administration. Raise the voice of Bill Gates by raising the whole world.#ArrestBillGates @POTUS@KamalaHarris @WhiteHouse pic.twitter.com/o92DfTyGB8
— Sunil Astay (@SunilAstay) May 29, 2021
If these allegations r true in the court of law then death sentence to this shit is a lesser justice.#ArrestBillGates pic.twitter.com/MYNnPBShDS
— Rajesh Jha । राजेश झा (@rjalchemist) May 29, 2021
Sama members travelled to Khammam in March 2010 to learn more about the emerging stories. Up to 120 girls had negative reactions, including epileptic seizures, severe abdominal discomfort, migraines, and mood fluctuations, according to the researchers. Representatives from Sama remained in Khammam to further investigate the incident.
The PATH project was later suspended by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The Indian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Health began an investigation into the situation at this moment.
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