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BCG vaccine shortage puts infants at risk of severe TB, experts warn

Stakeholders in a procession along Uhuru highway during the launch of 'Mulika TB-Maliza TB' awareness campaign during the commemoration of World TB Day at Uhuru Park on Friday, March 24, 2016.[JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD.]

A nationwide shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccines in the country leaves Kenyan newborns vulnerable to Tuberculosis (TB), a disease with a high prevalence in the country, health experts warn.

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