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Karanja died on Thursday in a high-dependency unit of a private hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
Following the development of vaccines against the virus, misconceptions have been widely spread, thus pushing doubts about inoculation and reducing willingness to receive a jab.
The doctor had said the COVID-19 pandemic is a hoax in a bid to reduce the world’s population, adding that Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, is also involved in the conspiracy.
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Karanja, in a letter on March 3, 2021, said: “There are drugs that have been repurposed and used effectively to treat COVID-19”, adding that “we also know that vaccination for this disease is totally unnecessary making the motivation suspect”.
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Kenyan anti-vaccine doctor dies from Covid-19
A Kenyan doctor who became a vociferous opponent of the Covid-19 vaccine has succumbed to the virus, weeks after saying the jab was totally unnecessary .
Dr Stephen Karanja, chairman of the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association, advocated steam inhalation and hydroxychloroquine tablets.
He clashed with the Catholic church over the safety of the Covid jabs.
Health authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) rejected his claims. [The vaccine] being distributed in Kenya, has been reviewed and found safe not only by the WHO rigorous process but also by several stringent regulatory authorities, the WHO said in March.
A KENYAN doctor who became a high-profile anti-vaccine campaigner has died after contracting Covid-19, it was confirmed today.
Dr Stephen Karanja died on Thursday in the high-dependency unit of a private hospital in the capital Nairobi.
He was a vocal conspiracy theorist, helping to spread myths involving Microsoft founder Bill Gates and the coronavirus being part of a bid to cull the world’s population.
Dr Karanja insisted that Kenyans did not need to be vaccinated against the disease. He said that people could be cured through steam inhalation and a mixture of drugs and minerals including the antimalarial hydroxychloroquine and zinc.
April 30, 2021
CWN Editor s Note: Kenyan bishops, who have encouraged vaccination, distanced themselves from a statement made by Dr. Stephen Karanja, head of the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association, who said that “vaccination for this disease is totally unnecessary.”
The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.
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