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$ODUP RYHU ORZ to Akhwale, was deliberating strategies on
how to accelerate the vaccination cam-
paign in time for the December target to
vaccinate 10 million adults.
“We are just from a meeting in Nyeri
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to accelerate vaccination,” he added.
In the weekend, the programme was
scaled up in residential areas in which
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nated. Weighing on the issue of the elderly
being majority of those snubbing the vac-
cine Akhwale said the way forward is to
dispel the myths around vaccines.
“Some of them, especially those with
underlying conditions, have believed that
Senior citizens aged “Now we have enough vaccines in the if they receive the vaccine they are going to
above 58 years are most country, and since this age group is among die,” he said.
the prioritised groups, let them come for-
vulnerable since a majority ward and get immunised,” Amoth said. Revised plan
He at the same time pointed out that all In the revised vaccine deployment plan,
have certain underlying the five types of vaccines in the country the government intends to vaccinate this
medical conditions have a World Health Organisation (WHO) group through in-reach strategies and
clean bill of health to be deployed in Kenya. reaching them during their special clinic
As of yesterday, the country had received days.
by George Kebaso 6,283,620 combined vaccine doses of As- Health workers retary, Dr Susan Mochache who received “They must turn up. Counties must do
@Morarak traZeneca, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, from Nairobi the vaccines. the outreaches for them, because they are
Pfizer and Sinopharm being direct dona- Metropolitan He pointed out that Sinopharm is a two- the ones who are dying most,” he stated.
The government yesterdaay raised alarm tions through the commercial Covax plat- Services Starehe dose vaccine with a 28-day gap between As of September 17, a total of 3.3 million
over the low uptake of Covid-19 vaccine form. sub-county the first and second dose. It is also stored vaccines had been administered across
among people aged 58 and above. “Majority of the 3.3 million Kenyans administer at between 2 to 8 degrees. the country. Of these, total first doses are
Data from the ministry shows that only who have been vaccinated, 2.5 million Covid-19 jabs at Amoth yesterday affirmed that the gov- 2,480,543 while second ones are 857, 370.
260,000 out of 2.6 million people in that age have received the first dose, whereas about a bus station in ernment is now well prepared to deploy “Uptake of the second doses is at 34.6
bracket have taken the second dose of As- 900,000 have completed their two jabs. We Nairobi on Friday, the vaccines to almost every part of the per cent with majority being males at 55
traZeneca vaccine. have an estimated 3.2 per cent of persons September 17. PD/ country. “Besides Garissa, Mandera and per cent while females are at 45 per cent.
Even though the number represents who have been fully vaccinated,” he noted. CHARLES MATHAI Wajir, healthcare workers in most coun- The proportion of adults fully vaccinated
almost a quarter of the nearly 900,000 Ke- On Friday, 795,600 doses of Pfizer landed ties have been trained sufficiently on the is 3.1 per cent,” Health CS said yesterday.
nyans who have so far taken the second in the country, and on Saturday morning, handling and deployment of the vaccines,” Uptake of the second dose by priority
dose, it is still way below the ministry’s tar- the Kenyan authorities, accompanied by said Akhwale. groups of people aged 58 years and above
get. Out of a cumulative 4,989 deaths regis- Chinese ambassador to Kenya, received He was speaking after a meeting in Nyeri is 248, 048, others 270, 655, health workers
tered since March last year, some 3,808 per- some 200,000 Sinopharm doses donations bringing together Ministry of Health, 139, 131, teachers 127, 035 while security
sons in this age bracket have succumbed to from China. Council of Governors, officials from both officers are at 72, 501.
the disease. “This is the fifth type of vaccine that will the National Multi-Agency Command Cen- As of September 18, some 248, 185 of
Yesterday, Director-General for Health be deployed in the country alongside As- tre and Kenya Technical Advisory Commit- people aged 58 years and above had re-
Dr Patrick Amoth and National Covid-19 traZeneca, Moderna, Johnson and John- tee on Immunisation. Meeting, according ceived their second dose.
Vaccine Deployment Taskforce chairman son and Pfizer,” Health Cabinet Secretary
Dr Willis Akhwale expressed concern at Mutahi Kagwe said through Principal Sec-
the low uptake of the vaccine within this
age group.
READY TO GO
Most vulnerable
“Even if most of them are not getting in- Assurance: Director-General for Health Dr Patrick
fected due to staying away from crowded Amoth yesterday affirmed that the government is now well
areas, when they test positive, chances of prepared to deploy the vaccines to almost every part of the -80%2
survival are slim,” Amoth told People Daily country
yesterday. Asequately trained: Dr Willis Akhwale at the same time -$&.327
He challenged this age group to take the said apart from Garissa, Mandera and Wajir, healthcare
vaccination seriously, as they are most vul- workers in most counties have been trained sufficiently on IT’S BIGGER
nerable since most of them have underly- handling and deployment of the vaccines.
ing health conditions. AND BETTER
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ernment and development
Lack of sufficient and sus- partners can only reach up to
tainable resources from the about 23 per cent deserving
government and donors has households for HSNP regular
been identified as a major cash transfers,” said the au-
challenge facing cash trans- thority.
fer for hundreds of families NDMA chairman Ra-
affected by the ongoing phael Nzomo (pictured) was,
drought. however, quick to note that
It has since emerged that lion in July and August under despite limited funds, over PLUS A BRAND NEW
only 23 per cent of vulnerable the hunger programme to 200,000 families had ben-
households will benefit from assist families affected by the efited from HSNP to cushion DOUBLE CAB PICK UP
the Hunger Safety Net Pro- drought. President Uhuru them against the vagaries of
gramme (HSNP) despite the Kenyatta has already declared incessant droughts.
high poverty levels in the 10 drought a national disaster “These counties are Tur- :$7&+
most affected counties. and announced plans to cau- kana, Wajir, Mandera and
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deserving, would be left out noted that parts of the coun- Speaking earlier, Devolu-
of the regular and predictable try, especially arid and semi- tion Cabinet Secretary Eu- Visit: mylottokenya.co.ke
cash transfer interventions. arid counties were experienc- gene Wamalwa said 2.1 mil-
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