MoH moves to launch an accelerated Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Nairobi county
The Ministry of Health has initiated an expedited Covid-19 immunisation campaigns in Nairobi County in collaboration with the Nairobi Metropolitan Services, World Health Organisation (WHO), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
The campaign comes after increasing cases, with the country’s capital reporting over 65 new daily cases in the last five days.
According to Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache, who presided over the launch this morning at Kibera Level 3 Hospital noted, the accelerated effort aims to vaccinate at least 70 percent of Nairobi’s population in the next six weeks, with the region posing a risk of another pandemic wave because of its high population density.
“Nairobi county poses a threat of another pandemic wave owing to its high population density.
In the last 48 hours, the county has reported the highest number of new Covid-19 infections,” she said.
Currently, 48.9 percent (1,492,877) of Nairobi’s population is completely vaccinated, compared to a target population of 3,052,494 people.
Yesterday, Kenya had fully immunised 31.0 percent of its adult population.
