DCI probes hospitals offering Covid-19 vaccination illegally
The Directorate of Criminal Investigation(DCI) are probing certain hospitals in the country that are illegally vaccinating people for Covid-19 and charging them.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe indicated that some health facilities are charging individuals to acquire the Covid-19 vaccine, which is offered free of charge in the country.
“The DCI has moved in on some facilities that have been illegally vaccinating people for Covid-19 and charging them. I would like to tell Kenyans that such exercises going on are illegal,” said Kagwe.
According to Kagwe, there is every possibility that people are being vaccinated with water and paying for it.
“We have seen on social media people advertising, some are even issuing fake certificates that presume you can even use them to travel,” he added.
The country started administering the second doses of the coronavirus vaccines on Friday, 28 May as it continues fighting against the pandemic.
Health Ministry launched mass Covid-19 vaccination drive in March after receiving some 1.2 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
As of yesterday, a total of 972,601 persons have so far been vaccinated against the Covid-19 disease countrywide.
Of these 294,865 are aged 58 years and above, others 276,658, health workers, 165,881, teachers 152,769, while Security Officers 82,428.
Meanwhile, 432 people tested positive for the disease as of yesterday, from a sample size of 3,800 tested in the last 24 hours.
The positivity rate is now 11.4 per cent.
Total confirmed positive cases are now 171,658 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,822,216.
