Dr Kennedy Koech of the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) was yesterday among the first Kenyans to get the Covid-19 vaccine injection. The vaccination, which was launched yesterday by Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache at KNH, also saw Ministry of Health Director General Dr Patrick Amoth and KNH chief executive officer Dr Evanson Kamuri inoculated. The jabs are part of the 4.1 million doses Kenya expects from COVAX facility programme, which ensures member countries – particularly low and middle-income nations – get a fair share of Covid-19 vaccines once they are ready. The launch of the Covid-19 vaccination will now pave way for the exercise to be rolled out in other referral hospitals. Dr Richard Ayah, a member of the Covid-19 vaccine task force, said the vaccination of the 10 KNH healthcare workers will be used for training as the exercise is scaled up.

Source: Standard Digital March 05, 2021 19:31 UTC