Why Kenyan nurses are avoiding Covid jab

The first batch of the vaccine was to be administered to front-line service providers.

Healthcare workers fear Kenya might not attain Covid-19 herd immunity due to hesitance in uptake of the vaccine.

The workers' representatives told the Senate Standing Committee on Health that their low uptake of the jab might hamper the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination rollout as acceptability of the vaccine among healthcare employees is only at five per cent.

Kenya Professional Nurses Association's representative Triza Ireri told the...