NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 24- Over 840,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine acquired by the government have expired according to the latest statistics released by the Ministry of Health.
Other doses of various vaccines are also said to be on the verge of expiring and will be discarded if they are not used in a few weeks time.
The Ministry attributed this to a low-uptake of vaccine by Kenyans due to among other things, misinformation and preference for a certain types of vaccines.
Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said the numbers of Kenyans receiving the COVID-19 jab have drastically reduced since the government eased some of the restrictive measures like wearing a face mask while the public.
So far, a total of 17, 411, 264 vaccines have been administered across the country.
Of these, Mwangangi said 2, 739, 517 are partially vaccinated.
Only 7,979,484 people are fully vaccinated in the country. Some 272, 058 boosters doses have been administered across the country.
The CAS said the government is still working towards vaccinating a targeted population of 27, 246, 033.
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