Principal Secretary of State Department for Medical Services, Harry Kimtai announced that the vaccines have arrived and are adequate. Distribution will begin on Friday, June 7, 2024.
The Ministry of Health has procured eight million key vaccines for children, worth Sh1.25 billion following an outcry due to vaccine shortage in the country. The vaccines include 1.2 million doses of BCG, 3 million doses of polio vaccines Diptheria, and tetanus.
Children's vaccines to be available in hospitals from Monday, June 10