Just before midnight, 1.02 million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. The vaccines arrived at 11.23 pm on Qatar Airways flight QR1341, which was met at the airport by senior Kenya Government officials led by the Health CS Mutahi Kagwe and UnicefRepresentatives. The vaccine is easier to produce, store and goes for $3 (Sh329) per dose. That reflects the prices paid by governments like the United States that have placed orders for tens or even hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccine. However, in Kenya, the government is buying a dose at $7 (Sh768) per dose.

Source: The Star March 03, 2021 06:33 UTC