“The US did not influence the appointment of Mary [Chao] Mwadime as the chairperson of the KEMSA Board,” said Kagwe. According to Kagwe, Kenya is in talks with Belgium, the US and South Korea to acquire excess AstraZeneca doses in the countries. The vaccination program is ongoing with a few of the 1.02 million doses remaining. Kenya, which was to receive 3.5 million doses of AstraZeneca donation from the global donor, is in line for another 2.5 million doses, which would be shipped into Kenya in May, with the roll-out scheduled for June. Kagwe said the Government, through the African Union, is planning to acquire 7 million doses of Pfizer and 10 million doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccines.

Source: Standard Digital April 30, 2021 16:26 UTC