No it's not. Read the interview in its entirety, post 2043 gives a link. He equates religion with a virus. He didn't say he wanted to inoculate humans, he said he wanted to "stamp out" the virus. The virus is the subject, the verb he chose is synonymous with extinguish, annihilate, crush, boot heel.
You can't urinate down my leg and tell me it's April showers js.
I'll extend the guy the courtesy of thinking he misspoke or the Professors notion that somehow stamped out has a different colloquial meaning in Britain but I'm not buying the other crap.
In fact, I think I'm done here. This particular horse is as tender as it gets, the weather is getting nicer and duty calls. Till next time Kemo Sabes, adios.
Is English a second language for you? Read your sentence.