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Wednesday, August 18, 2021 -Government of Kenya has a whopping 407,000 doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine from the United Kingdom UK.
Receiving the consignment at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport JKIA today August 18 morning, Acting Director General of Health Dr. Patrick Amoth thanked all the partners who have been boosting the country with vaccines with an aim to see as many persons vaccinated as possible.
“I thank the UK government, WHO, UNICEF & partners who are helping in the vaccine deployment plan. “The Ministry of Health has now received a total of 817,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine as a contribution of the British government in Kenya’s fight against Covid-19,” Dr. Amoth told the press.
Moreover, he revealed how soon they will be receiving another consignment of 1.7 million doses of Moderna, 393 doses of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines. Amoth also divulged that another 1.8 million doses of Pfizer vaccine will arrive in September this year.
UK Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya Julius Court observed that the donation was part of the cordial relationship between the two nations.
“The donation was a testament to the cordial relations between Kenya and the United Kingdom. I’m delighted that the second shipment of our total donation of 817,000 COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in Kenya,” he said.
On his part, UNICEF Kenya’s Chief Health Dr. Taron Wolman remarked that no one is safe until everybody is inoculated.
Confirmed statistics from the Ministry of Health show that the country has received a total of 2,730,100 doses. 754,542 persons have since been vaccinated with their second dose.
