By April 25, Kenya had only vaccinated 152 700 health workers, health ministry data shows. Health workers were already angry and suspicious because the government had failed to provide enough protective equipment, Mwachonda said. Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, received its first consignment of 3.92 million AstraZeneca shots on 2 March. At that rate, it would take more than two years to use the 1.7 million doses it has ordered from Covax so far. In Treichville, a densely populated area of the city, Reuters saw health workers sitting idle with no patients.

Source: News 24 May 04, 2021 11:26 UTC