Medics, teachers first in line for Covid vaccine – MoH



Business Daily | by Lynet Igadwah


Kenya has ordered 24 million Covid-19 vaccine doses that are expected to arrive mid-February with initial beneficiaries being healthcare workers and teachers.

Health Cabinet secretary Mutahi Kagwe said an order for the Oxford- AstraZeneca vaccine had been placed through Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI). AstraZeneca vaccine is preferred because it is cheaper and easier to store compared to Pfizer/BioNTech, and Moderna vaccines.

“We expect the vaccines to be here in the first two weeks of February and front line workers will…

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