Seven hospitals out of the 16 chosen health facilities will start Covid-19 vaccination this week. Nairobi county which received 72,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine is targeting at least 34,790 health care workers. The seven hospitals offering the vaccine are National Spinal Injury Hospital, Mathare Hospital, Moi Airbase, Mbagathi Memorial Hospital, Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital and Kenyatta National Hospital. NMS is targeting to vaccinate over 5,000 health care workers in the public sector, 22,496 in the private sector and additional 7,300 community health volunteers. Covid-19 vaccination is a safer way to help build protection," Badi noted.

Source: The Star March 10, 2021 18:56 UTC