×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Read Offline Anywhere
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Shortage of rotavirus vaccines to end by July - MoH

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta administers rotavirus vaccine to a baby in Machakos County. [PSCU]

The Ministry of Health plans resume rotavirus vaccines immunizations from July after months of disruptions that hit hospitals in the country with the most affected being newborns.

The vaccine supplied by the national government through Kenya Expanded Program on Immunisation (KEPI), is administered to children at six weeks of birth, and ten weeks of life.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
By Stephen Rutto 33 mins ago
Sports
Kenya basks in 10,000m glory at African Senior Athletics event
Sports
Stage set for World U20 Champs trials
Football
Ingo derby now a huge test for AFC Leopards' title credentials
By Ben Ahenda 19 hrs ago
Boxing
Okong'o leads experienced boxers into finals