State should take charge of Covid-19 vaccine distribution

Kenya's hope, and indeed that of the whole world, of defeating Covid-19 lies ineffective vaccines. Already, Russia and US biotech companies Moderna and Pfizer have developed vaccines, both of which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved and are currently being administered in some countries, especially in the West where the ravages of Covid-19 have been horrendous.

Africa has had its share of fatalities from Covid-19, but has been spared the depth of losses witnessed in the West. In part, this is due to individual efforts put in place by respective governments to contain the spread. But while this has largely worked, cases of Covid-19 still abound, and the solution lies in vaccines.