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Japan supports Kenya’s safe distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, through a grant to UNICEF
Nairobi, 19 May 2021, - The Government of Japan has donated about 212 million Kenya Shillings to Kenya to improve the cold chain capacity for COVID-19 vaccines roll out, as part of a grant of about 1.2 billion Kenya Shillings to 11 countries in the East and Southern Africa region. The funding will support the Gove...
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Vaccine of hope: teachers and parents get the COVID-19 jab
This story first appeared in The Star on May 3, 2021. In the small garden behind Dandora 1 Health Centre, a tent and table has been set up for COVID-19 vaccinations. Health workers sit at the table checking IDs and registering local residents who have turned up to get their jab – a mixture of teachers, health wor...
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COVID-19: Vaccinations begin for Kenyan health workers
Despite a sore arm, Jemimah Katama, a nurse, is delighted to have received a COVID-19 vaccine. As lead coordinator at Kenyatta National Hospital’s Infection Prevention and Control department, she knows better than most how important the immunization can be. “My decision to get the vaccine today is to give others t...