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Kenya Has So Far Vaccinated 7.1 Million People Against Covid-19

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Nairobi — 7. 1 million people had been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Kenya by the end of November 2021.

Speaking during his State of the Nation address in Parliament on Tuesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta urged more people to turn up and take the jab for their own safety.

“I did pledge to the Nation in June this year that by Christmas we would have over 10 million people vaccinated. As of today, we have achieved a target of 7.1 million Kenyans up from 5 million as announced on Mashujaa day,” Kenyatta said on Tuesday.

With new COVID-19 variants emerging from time to time, President Kenyatta called on the public to make sure they are vaccinated against the disease.

“To fortify our national resolve against COVID-19 and in honor of all those Kenyans that we have lost to the disease, I do urge all Kenyan adults to visit their nearest medical facility to receive their COVID-19 vaccination,” Kenyatta urged.

Of the 7.1 million people who had received the jab by the end of November, 4,354,454 were partially vaccinated while those fully vaccinated were 2,709,473.

The uptake of the second dose among those who received their first jab was at 57 percent while the proportion of adults fully vaccinated was 9.9 percent.

The Government is working towards vaccinating a targeted population of 27,246,033.

By the end of November, 255,088 had tested positive for the virus while a total of 248,318 recoveries had been recorded.

The positivity rate stood at 2.2 percent.

Cumulative COVID-19 fatalities stood at 5,335 since the first case was recorded in March last year.

Kenya has already intensified screening at the border points, particularly on travelers from countries where the new Omicron strain has been detected.