Kenya has this morning received 182,400 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccines that arrived at the JKIA early today were donated by the Government of France to the COVAX facility and transported by UNICEF. Dr. Willis Akhwale, Chairman of the Covid Vaccine Deployment Taskforce and who was at the airport to receive the […]
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The fight against Covid -19 pandemic has received a major boost after the government received Sh 212 million from Japanese government to improve the cold chain capacity for Covid-19 vaccines roll out. This grant makes Kenya one of the 11 countries in the East and Southern Africa region that received about Sh1.2billion in total from the Japanese Embassy. Ambassador of Japan […]
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The government is pursuing acquisition of one million doses of vaccines each from Pfizer as well as Johnson and Johnson respectively to supplement the AstraZeneca vaccines. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the vaccines will however have to pass approvals from the World Health Organization as well as the country’s stringent rules to be given […]
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Ministry of Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has reiterated that the government will be solely responsible in the Phase 1 procurement of Covid-19 vaccines in the Country. Kagwe maintained that the private sector will only be allowed to join the vaccine roll-out plan mid-year in July once the government has set up a transparent and […]
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The government has warned facilities that have been designated as vaccination sites to administer vaccines to all qualifying members of society without discrimination, Health Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi Kagwe Monday said that vaccination is available to eligible members of the society at all referral and select facilities in the counties and the facilities include those owned and […]
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