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No magic bullet yet: Gear up for yearly Covid jab

Covid-19 vaccine

A health worker prepares to administer a Covid-19 vaccine at Dagoretti Deputy County Commissioner’s office in  Nairobi on February 3, 2022.

Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

By  Angela Oketch

Content Lead Health and Science

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • About eight million Kenyans have been fully vaccinated, with over 274,000 getting their booster shots.
  • Public health experts say they are not quite sure what the future holds for Covid-19 vaccines.

Scientists are considering an annual jab for sustained protection against Covid-19 as the immunity provided by vaccines wanes with time.

About eight million Kenyans have been fully vaccinated, with over 274,000 getting their booster shots months after their primary vaccination. 

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