Kenyans warned to take second doses of covid vaccine

About 100,000 Kenyans have not yet received a second dose of the Covid vaccine and many are thought to be holding out for the arrival of other vaccines which they judge to be more effective.

The head of Kenya’s vaccine task force warns that many Kenyans risk becoming severely ill with Covid-19, if they delay receiving their second doses.

Until recently, AstraZeneca has been the only vaccine available in Kenya. However, shipments of Moderna have already arrived, and Pfizer and other vaccines are on the way, BBC News reports.

The vaccine task force is asking people to dismiss the notion that some vaccines are better than others.

Out of the two million Kenyans who have been vaccinated, less than 50% are fully jabbed.

Kenya is currently experiencing a spike in coronavirus cases.