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Kenya receives 3 million BCG vaccine doses

The Ministry of Health received a consignment of BCG vaccines at JKIA on Wednseday night. [Maryann Muganda, Standard]

The government has received a consignment of three million doses of the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which will be distributed nationwide to address a recent shortfall in supply.

Speaking at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) during the official handover of the vaccines from Gavi Vaccine Alliance, Principal Secretary for Medical Services Dr. Ouma Oluga confirmed that the doses will be dispatched to regional depots located in Kisumu, Kakamega, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nairobi, Mombasa, Nyeri, Meru, and Garissa counties. 

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