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Nairobi County Allocated 72,000 Covid-19 Vaccine Doses
Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Director-General Mohamed Badi says the Capital city has received 72,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine.
Badi spoke Tuesday during the launch of the Coronavirus vaccination exercise across the county in a ceremony held at the Mutuini Hospital in Dagoretti.
The NMS boss noted Nairobi has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths since the onset of the pandemic.
“Nairobi accounts for 44 percent of all the cases recorded and has registered 681 deaths so far and therefore we are planning to move with speed to ensure that all the healthcare workers are vaccinated and in phase two we move to the vulnerable and those living with underlying conditions,” Badi said.
According to General Badi, Nairobi had recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths since the onset of the pandemic, thus priority will be given to healthcare workers and those living with underlying health conditions.
“Nairobi accounts for 44 percent of all the cases recorded and has registered 681 deaths so far and therefore we are planning to move with speed to ensure that all the healthcare workers are vaccinated and in phase two we move to the vulnerable and those living with underlying conditions,” Badi said.
The vaccination exercise is expected to be undertaken in three phases.
“We are currently implementing Phase 1 where our target will be health care workers, Community Health Volunteers and facility support staff, who are our front-line workers,” he said.
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