The Ministry of Health has directed Kenyans who received the first Covid-19 jab to avail themselves at medical facilities from Wednesday, July 23, 2021, for the second dose of the vaccine.
Speaking after receiving a donation of over 350,000 doses of the 2nd AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine dose from Denmark, MoH Principal Secretary Susan Mochache noted that the vaccines can only last for a month, therefore, Kenyans should exercise urgency and take it soonest possible.
“From Wednesday when I am sure the vaccine will have reached most facilities in Kenya we would wish that people should get out and go for their second dose. This vaccine donation that we have received has got a life of about one month and so up to the end of July the vaccines will be in good condition and can therefore be administered,” she said.
PS Mochache noted that the donation was timely and came when the country was almost running out of vaccines. According to her, only 5,000 doses of the vaccine were available prior to Kenya receiving the donation.
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“Had we not received this donation we would basically be having no vaccines in the next few weeks and so really with the vaccines we will be able to roll out the vaccine to the rest of the people who had received their first dose,” Mochache divulged.
As of Monday, June 21, 2021, 1,187,663 Kenyans had been vaccinated. 995,570 had received the first dose while 192,093 received the second dose.
