By Clinton Ochieng
There is good news in the fight against coronavirus disease as the country is expected to receive 1.02 million doses of Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine on Tuesday 2 March 2021.
This is the first batch of the 4.1 million expected doses to arrive in the country. Eventually, Kenya will import 24 million doses.
The vaccine will arrive in Kenya through the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) facility. Healthcare workers in 47 counties are among those who will get the shot first. Frontline workers like security personnel and teachers are also on the priority list.
The intensified political rallies are the key weak link in spreading the virus. “Arrival of the vaccine does not mean that we drop our guards. We are not yet out of the woods. The world does not have enough vaccines for everyone at the moment,” said Kagwe.
The CS announcement came at a time when Kenyans have relaxed in observing health protocols in the fight against the deadly disease.
The vaccines are to be acquired through Unicef, which are expected to manage shipment and delivery. Once cleared at the port, the vaccines will be transported to Central Vaccines stores in Kitengela, and later to the nine regional depots across the country.
Other depots are in Kisumu, Nyeri, Meru, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nairobi, Kakamega, and Garissa.