Calls to prioritise people living with HIV during Covid-19 vaccination

Covid-19 Vaccination, the second jab at the Standard media group headquarters, June 28, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenya is among countries that have been asked to include people living with HIV/AIDs in the list of groups prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out.

The International AIDs Society, (IAS) has noted that people living with HIV/AIDs are susceptible to Covid-19 infection.