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Kenya bets on Covid jabs to reverse Sh560b GDP loss

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[Image source: African Arguments | Credit: Nina R.]
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People Daily | by Lewis Njoka


Kenya is banking on the rollout of Covid-19 vaccine to reverse the Sh560 billion gross domestic product (GDP) loss the country has suffered in 2020 due to the pandemic shocks. On March 5, Kenya began its vaccination exercise with the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab administered to top health officials led by Acting Director General of Health, Patrick Amoth.

The country will vaccinate people in three phases 15.8 million people, 30 per cent of total population of 49 million people, by end of June 2023 to help revive the country’s battered tourism-dependent economy…

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[Image source: African Arguments | Credit: Nina R.]

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