For a while there, a widespread prediction, both here in Kenya and elsewhere, was that although the miracles of modern science had produced a vaccine against Covid-19 with unprecedented speed, this blessing would only descend on wealthy nations. And that the earliest that any Kenyans could hope to have that life-saving vaccine injected into their arms, was in 2022 or even 2023. The allegation was that the rich nations were out to implement a policy of “vaccine imperialism”. This in practice would have meant that only when the very last citizen of the rich nations had been vaccinated would there be any consideration as to how the poorer nations may also receive supplies of the vaccine. But instead, with most rich nations just getting started on their own vaccination campaigns, the vaccines have already been made available to Kenya, and other African nations.

Source: The Star March 04, 2021 00:56 UTC