Kenya to Receive Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine from the US

Kenya has been listed among countries that will receive part of 14 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the US by the end month.

On Monday, the Biden administration announced it will send 55 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The vaccines are part of President Biden's pledge to share 80 million shots globally.

The White House said 41 out of the 55 million doses will be shared through COVAX, which will allocate roughly 14 million to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, 16 million to Asia, and 10 million to Africa.

The remaining 14 million doses will be shared with regional priorities and other recipients, the White House added.

Those countries and regions include Colombia, Argentina, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Cape Verde, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Tunisia, Oman, Ukraine, Kosovo, Georgia, Moldova, and Bosnia.

Details of the specific vaccines and amounts will be announced later as Biden’s administration works out the logistics.

“Around 75 percent of the 80 million doses went to COVAX while 25 percent went directly to selected countries,” the White House said.