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• TITLE: Genesis of Polio Vaccination Hindrance Syndrome in Pakistani Society, Religio-Medical Aspects

  AUTHORS: Sadia Fida Ullah, Farzana Ahmad Deen, Yawar Hussain

  KEYWORDS: Hadiths, Khotbat, Islam, Pakistan, Polio Vaccination

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.4 No.3, March 17, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Polio vaccination in Pakistan has received strong reaction from the society. Many reasons have been documented in literature to explain the causes of this issue. The present study is focused on the analysis of anatomy of genesis of Polio Vaccination Hindrance Syndrome (PVHS) in the light of Quranic Verses, Hadiths (saying of Prophet) and their interpretations done by the Muslim clerics at weekly sermons (Khotbat). Along with religious explanation, the medical aspects of vaccination are also taken under consideration. It is concluded from this analysis that Islam does not resist from Polio Vaccination and related medication. The real problem lies in the perception of vaccination as an attempt to genocide Muslims, coupled with lack of interests in international agencies.