Kenyans who were expecting to get their second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in early May, will now be required to wait for four more weeks to do so. The Ministry of Health has issued the new directives in the wake of looming shortage of vaccines as a result of the global supply chain challenges. As at Friday, at least 802,000 Kenyans had been inoculated with the first dose of the vaccine, with those who had received their first doses expected to get the second shot around May 5. The first person to receive the dose in Kenya was Ag DG health Dr Patrick Amoth who received it at KNH on March 5. Kenya had planned to vaccinate at least 1.25 million by June, a bream that now hangs in the balance with the vaccines availability standoff.

Source: The Star April 24, 2021 15:56 UTC