By ELIZABETH MERABMore by this AuthorThe Health ministry has dismissed claims that a tetanus vaccine given to women of reproductive age was secretly laced with a hormone said to cause infertility. At the same time, the United Nations agencies World Health Organization and Unicef said the vaccine is safe for use. Related Content Raila: Tetanus vaccine made women infertileHealth Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu on Tuesday described the controversy as an old matter. He said the issue had already been resolved through a joint tetanus vaccine testing committee that comprised Health ministry officials, academia and representatives of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Despite this, the country is yet to achieve the required global maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) elimination targets of 69 percent, and hence the routine immunisation drives.

Source: Daily Nation September 12, 2017 17:15 UTC