UK to equip Kenya with COVID-19 vaccines

THE UK will begin to deliver nine million COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, including to Kenya, in a bid to tackle the pandemic.

According to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, five million doses are being offered to COVAX – the scheme to ensure equitable, global access to COVID-19 vaccines. Subsequently, COVAX will distribute them to lowerincome countries via an equitable allocation system which prioritises delivering vaccines to the people that need it most.

As a result, Kenya is set to receive around 817,000 doses, while Indonesia will be given 600,000 and Jamaica will be provided with 300,000.