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Medics warn tetanus has no cure, call for vaccination to save babies

The Ministry of Health, Unicef and a section of child and maternal health specialists have challenged the Catholic Church to engage in a sober debate instead of creating fear over the tetanus vaccine.

The third round of mass vaccination came to an end in 40 out of 61 targeted districts with the government and Unicef reporting a 70 per cent coverage rate.

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