Church vows not to relent on polio stand

Chairman of the Catholic Health Commission of Kenya,Rev Paul Kariuki Njiru (left) flanked by ,Dr Stephen Karanja during a press conference in Nairobi on the final Scientific report of the Tetanus Vaccine used in Mass Vaccination Campaigns in March and October 2014. [PHOTODAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD]

The Catholic Church has ruled out any form of compromise with the Government over the polio vaccine unless an all-inclusive and acceptable sample testing to determine its validity is conducted.

The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Health Committee Chairman Paul Kariuki (pictured) accused the Government of taking church representatives in circles in allaying their fears over the safety of the vaccine.