The government will introduce the measles-rubella vaccine into routine immunisation from January 2016.
This is after the successful immunisation of 19 million children in the just concluded drive.
Health PS Nicholas Muraguri says the vaccine will be issued at 9 and 18 months.
The government spent Sh2.1 billion to implement the immunisation campaign, hailed the biggest in the country's history.
The new combined vaccine, known as MR
offers protection against measles and rubella.
A total of 42,000 thousand and 24,000 volunteers were involved in the exercise.
Measles is highly contagious and can kill children directly or by weakening their immune systems.
It makes them susceptible to other infections; In Kenya, one child dies daily from measles.
Rubella, which is often mistaken for measles, is a contagious, generally mild viral infection that mostly affects children and young adults.
Its
infection in pregnant women may cause death of unborn children or cause deformation in babies.
