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Set record straight on tainted tetanus vaccination claims

When in October 2014 the Government announced it would administer tetanus vaccine in selected areas targeting women between the ages of 15 and 45, the Catholic Church in Kenya raised objections.

Unlike, say cervical cancer that afflicts only women, tetanus is not selective. By itself, that raised eyebrows, leaving many to wonder why the Government had targeted only women in a given area and age bracket.

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