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Why authorities should tread carefully on the uptake of cancer vaccine

By Kamau Kaniaru  

NAIROBI, KENYA: Now that the Government has launched a pilot project to vaccinate schoolgirls in Kitui against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is associated with cervical cancer, our health authorities should find time to familiarise themselves with a petition to prohibit similar vaccinations of Indian girls that is currently awaiting determination by the Supreme Court of India (SCI).

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