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Polio vaccination starts, Church still adamant

National Council for Persons with Disabilities Chairman David Sankok. [Photo: courtesy]

National Council for Persons With Disability (NCPWD) has hailed the Government for launching a Polio vaccination drive despite opposition from the Catholic Church.

Speaking in Narok yesterday, NCPWD Chairman David ole Sankok said Polio is a deadly disease that is responsible for 15 per cent out of 45 per cent of physical disability of its members.  Dr Sankok said it was ironical for the church to oppose the vaccine without medical ground.

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