First consignment of Johnson & Johnson vaccines arrive in Kenya

Kenya has received the first batch of one-shot Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccines.

A Lufthansa cargo plane carrying the consignment with 141,000 doses touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKI) minutes before 9pm.

Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi was at the airport with other officials from the ministry to receive the consignment on behalf of CS Health Sen. Mutahi Kagwe.

While addressing the media at the airport, Mwangangi asked Kenyans to avail themselves of the jabs, saying that the government has increased the availability of the vaccines.

“I would also like to urge those who have already received their first dose of AstraZeneca to ensure that they go ahead and get their second dose. We now have enough stops within the country so that there should be no hesitancy when it comes to coming to get your second dose of AstraZeneca,” Mwangangi said.

The CAS insisted that there is no vaccine that is superior to the other from the three types of vaccines that have been received in the country.

Mwangangi has also lauded the organisations that have been involved in the process.

At least 240,000 doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccines are expected to arrive in the country next week.

Already, Sh240million has been paid to the account and the money wired to the African Union.