US donates 834,130 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Kenya

Kenya has received a donation of 834,130 doses of Pfizer vaccines from the US government. The vaccines arrived on Friday evening at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and were received by Ministry of Health officials.

US officials led by the head diplomacy at the US embassy Mr Eric Watnik were also present including the UNICEF Chief of Health Dr Yaron Walman.

So far, the country has received 10.7 million Covid vaccine doses with nearly 6.4 million been administered. In priority groups; 88 per cent of the country’s health workers and 79 per cent of teacher countrywide are now fully vaccinated.

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