The vaccines are to be procured through Unicef, who are expected to manage shipment up to delivery.
Once cleared at the port, the vaccines will be transferred to Central Vaccines stores in Kitengela, and subsequently to the nine regional depots across the country.
Other depots are in Nyeri, Meru, Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kakamega, Kisumu and Garissa.
At least 479 Level IV, V and VI hospitals have been selected to be used for dispensation of the vaccine. Among them, 195 are private.
Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the vaccine will arrive on Tuesday. [File, Standard]
Collins Taabu, the head of the National Vaccines and Immunisation Programme in Kenya, explained: “We are expecting 4.1 million doses of the vaccine. The first shipment will be 1.02 million doses.”
Seven men and one woman are the persons to watch as Kenya receives Covid-19 vaccine today.
Despite the country’s celebrated experience and success in rollout of vaccines, the global politics surrounding the manufacture and distribution of the coronavirus jab is making it a dicey affair.
These eight persons must ensure a successful rollout, dispel cynicism of Kenyans and guarantee integrity of the exercise.
To build public confidence in the exercise, President Uhuru Kenyatta must keep tabs on the rollout to avoid a repeat of the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa) scandal, which punctured trust in health management systems.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe will either rise or fall with the vaccines. He cannot get it wrong, especially after the Kemsa scandal, which he somehow managed to wriggle out of.
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