NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26- Kenyans who took Moderna as their first vaccine against COVID-19 disease can take Astrazeneca as their seconded dose, the government has said in an updated directive by the Ministry of Health.
The second dose for the who fall under the category should be administered after 28 days.
The directive was issued by Acting Director of Health Patrick Amoth in a circular to all County Directors of Health.
He also said pregnant women should be offered Pzifer or Moderna vaccines at any gestational age.
“The vaccine can safely be co-administered with Td. Pregnant women who begin vaccination with other types of COVID-19 vaccine should complete vaccination using the same vaccine,” he said.
He directed that the Pzifer COVID-19 vaccine should be offered to children who are 15 years of age and above.
Meanwhile, people who have completed the primary COVID-19 vaccination series can now get a booster shot after 6 months.
It can either be of Astrazeneca, Moderna or Pzifer, Amoth said.
“The same or different vaccine can be used for the additional dose,” he said.
The government is targeting to vaccinate at least 30 million adults by end of December 2022.
Kenya has administered at least 9, 534, 806 doses of COVID vaccines so far. Total first doses are 5, 618, 295.
By Saturday, Kenya had 281, 358 confirmed cases of COVID, out of which 249, 937 have recovered from the disease.
So far, the disease has claimed 5, 359 lives in Kenya.
According to the Ministry of Health, the country’s positivity rate is currently at 32.7 percent.
Only 14.4 percent of Kenya’s adult population has been vaccinated against the disease.
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