JRE #2462 - Aaron Siri · Aired Mar 3, 2026
Claim summary · not a verbatim quotation
Tetanus vaccines in Kenya were found to be laced with sterility chemicals like hCG.
The finding
What the evidence shows
The allegation is real, the finding is not. Kenya's Catholic bishops said in 2014 that tetanus vaccine vials contained beta hCG. A joint Ministry of Health and Church commission then tested 59 vials: 56 came back negative, and the three positives were vials that had already been opened and handled. WHO and UNICEF said the claim was not backed by evidence, and the labs used pregnancy tests not designed for vaccine samples.
Read the supporting source · www.ncronline.org ↗Quick answer & review status
Quick answer
Is it true that Tetanus vaccines in Kenya were found to be laced with sterility chemicals like hCG?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. The allegation is real, the finding is not. Kenya's Catholic bishops said in 2014 that tetanus vaccine vials contained beta hCG. It was said on JRE #2462 - Aaron Siri, aired Mar 3, 2026, at 1:45:10. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. The supporting source is ncronline.org, linked below.
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