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Health officials want to punish doctor in tetanus vaccine dispute

Kenya’s health authorities have vowed to punish the doctor who asked the Catholic Church to reject the tetanus vaccine.

Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia and the Director of Medical Services Nicholas Muraguri, said they had gathered enough evidence to show Stephen Karanja, an obstetrician gynaecologist, had breached the professional ethics.

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