This archive report was first published on 22 August 2021.
Published on August 22, 2021, Kenya is set to receive 880,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States government, supporting the government's quest to vaccinate at least 10 million adults by December 25.
The donation comes at a time when the country is battling a surge in infections, with over 10 per cent positivity rate being reported.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe and the US Ambassador to Kenya are scheduled to receive the consignment at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 6:15 am on Monday.
The government is availing the vaccines for free in various health facilities countrywide, as part of the national vaccination campaign led by the Ministry of Health, with support from WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and other partners.
So far, a total of 2,374,197 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine have been administered across the country, with approximately 2.9 per cent of the adult population fully vaccinated.
Another consignment of 393,000 doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine is expected to arrive in the next few weeks, while 1.8 million doses of Pfizer vaccine are scheduled to arrive in September.
