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Inside Govt Plan to Prevent Theft of Covid-19 Vaccines 2 March 2021 - 7:33 am Health CS Mutahi Kagwe addressing the Nation about Corona Virus outside Afya House on March 17, 2020. Simon Kiragu Kenyans.co.ke As the first batch of the Covid-19 vaccine arrives in the country on Wednesday 3, the government has set up systems to prevent theft of the crucial vaccines. The Head of Covid-19 vaccine advisory taskforce Chairman Willis Akhwale stated that the imported vaccines would be easily traced once they arrive in the country. The batches will be equipped with barcodes that will help in serialisation and traceability of the vaccines, he explained. ....
Plane carrying Kenya's first batch of Covid-19 vaccines en route to JKIA standardmedia.co.ke - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from standardmedia.co.ke Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.” ....
One million doses of Covid-19 vaccine arrive on Tuesday standardmedia.co.ke - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from standardmedia.co.ke Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.