Have a look at when Kenyans will start getting vaccinated COVID-19.

  Have a look at when Kenyans will start getting vaccinated COVID-19.

Suleiman Ndoro Jnr (Dr Audi)

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

The long-awaited arrival of Kenya’s first consignment of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Kenya this week on 2nd March, 2021.

1.02 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi. The vaccines were transported by UNICEF as part of the COVAX facility, which aims to provide equitable access to vaccines for all countries around the world.

When will you receive the COVID-19 vaccine?

The week beginning March 8, will be the official first week of vaccination for Kenya.

Unlike other countries where heads of state have received the vaccines first, Kenya is giving priority to health workers.

“We are giving priority to those who are at high risk, those in ICU, those who work in Covid-wards, those who ferry bodies… We want them protected first before anybody else.” So where were these politicians queuing. We have not even told people when to form the queue. The queue is for healthcare workers,” stated the taskforce Chair.

Doctors, nurses and clinical officers will administer the vaccine, after being trained on how to handle each vial.

“One vial can vaccinate up to 10 people. Once you open the vial, it has to be used,” he stated.

The big question is if the vaccine will cost the person being vaccinated.

“The vaccine will be given at no cost at all in public health facilities. We are not going to charge the health care workers. Not a penny,” said Dr. Akhwale.

SOURCES:

Citizen Digital and UNICEF Kenya