Health Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi (left) poses for a picture at Afya House in Nairobi on January 29, 2021, after signing an agreement with the UNHCR's Kenya representative Fathiaa Abdalla (right) on fighting Covid-19 in refugee camps.
Kenya is one of the 69 countries globally that is part of the Covax collaboration and is keen on ensuring the vaccine is accessible to the needy and most vulnerable.
Health Services acting Director-General, Dr Patrick Amoth, said the European Union’s plan to block exports will not affect the plan to inoculate people against Covid-19.
The Health ministry has expressed uncertainty over the arrival of vaccines in the country, citing concerns of shortages and stockouts globally.
The country is now banking on Covax (one of three pillars of the Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator) for timelines of access and types of the vaccine consignment that will be brought.
