Yellow Fever Vaccine Prices Go up as Shortage Hits City Hall

Prices for the yellow fever vaccine have gone up due to a shortage of the vaccine at City Hall since October 2019.

The normal price for the vaccine is usually 2,500 shillings per person, but now City Hall is charging 3,000 shillings for the vaccine.

The shortage, according to sources, has been there since October last year, where City Hall had not yet received supplies despite making numerous requests to health authorities.

The yellow fever vaccine is an important requirement for people traveling in and from Kenya, since the World Health Organization (WHO) considers Kenya, one of the countries prone to the disease.

Since City Hall started experiencing the shortage in the tallow fever vaccine, Kenyans seeking to have the vaccine are being turned away and forced to pay more at airports.

The vaccine goes for much more in airports, about 5,000 shillings which is extremely high for most Kenyans.

The yellow fever vaccine shortage comes at a time when Uganda has reported an outbreak of the disease, raising alarm for travelers from Kenya to Uganda.

Health Minister Ruth Aceng, announced on 24^th January 2020 of the outbreak after three people were reported dead from the deadly disease.

Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. The “yellow” in the name refers to jaundice that affects some patients.

Symptoms of yellow fever include fever, headache, jaundice, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue.

The is no cure for the disease but you can prevent it with the yellow fever vaccine.

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