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Kenya receives over 1Mln COVID-19 vaccine doses via COVAX scheme

Moscow, Mar 3 (Sputnik) Kenya on Wednesday received the first batch of over 1 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine via the WHO-led COVAX global distribution facility, a group of international agencies affiliated with COVAX said in a joint statement.
"Just after midnight this morning, 1.02 million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. The vaccines were transported by UNICEF as part of the COVAX facility, which aims to provide equitable access to vaccines for all countries around the world," the statement said.
Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Health Mutahi Kagwe, who received the vaccine on arrival at the airport, called this "a historic day for Kenya" marking an important milestone in the fight against the pandemic.
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