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More TB vaccines imported

Health Principal Secretary Nicholas Muraguri

The shortage of crucial vaccines in public health facilities to combat Tuberculosis and Menengitis has eased following the arrival of 1.3 million doses.

A shortage of the BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) vaccine, which protects children against TB, had been reported in parts of the country for the past two weeks.

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