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Alarm as public facilities grapple with shortage of crucial vaccines

A child reacts as health ministry officials administer Measles-Rubella vaccination on her at Daraja Mbili village in Kisii on June 26,2021. [File, Standard]

An acute shortage of essential vaccines has hit public hospitals nationwide, exposing infants, pregnant mothers, and other vulnerable individuals to health risks.

Some counties are surviving on their last batches of vaccines, while others have run out.

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