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Global economies are in the race to vaccinate their citizens against COVID-19 with the hope to revive their economies. According to data from Oxford University, at least 1.2 billion (15%) of the world population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 while in Africa, the number of fully vaccinated people stands at 25.38 million (1.9%) as of August 7th 2021[1]. Countries have allocated millions of dollars to procure the vaccines for their populations. Comparing Kenya budgetary allocations of the financial years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, the health sector received an additional Ksh 18.8 billion from Ksh 102.3 billion in 2020/2021 to 121.1 billion in 2021/2022. The government increased allocations made towards the COVID-19 emergency response project by 10% from Ksh 2.7 billion in 2020/2021 to 15.4 billion in 2021/2022. Allocations to other health programmes such as Vaccine and Immunizations for other diseases also increased by 2%. Budgetary allocation reductions were made to the Universal Health Care (UHC) programme by 10% and addressing and lowering cases of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and tuberculosis by 14%.[2]
Figure 1: Trend in Budgetary Allocations
Source: Acepis computations based on Kenya Budget Statements
According to the Ministry of Health, Kenya has received a total of 2,323,100 vaccine doses from various countries, India, Ministry of Health South Sudan, Denmark, France, UK and Greece.[3] Kenya has also received additional financing allocations from the World Bank worth USD 130 million for the Kenya COVID-19 Health Emergency Response Project to facilitate affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for Kenyans.[4] In July 2021, MoH announced that the private sector had been given a nod to import a million doses through government agencies to pilot the partnership in vaccine procurement after a ban issued in March was lifted. The ban had been put in place for what health officials termed as potential risk of having counterfeit vaccines in the market. The lifting of the ban came at a crucial time when Kenya is currently in its fourth wave of the pandemic and the government is in a race to vaccinate more of its citizens in order to achieve herd immunity.[5]
The first dose of vaccination in Kenya began on the 5th of March 2021, with country wide vaccinations beginning on the 8th of March 2021 while the second dose began on 28th May 2021. As of 7th August 2021, a total of 697,942 people have been fully vaccinated, meaning they have received both the first and second doses of the vaccine, with the second dose uptake being 63.4%.
Figure 2: Target Population Fully Vaccinated
Source: Acepis computations based on Ministry of Health records
The Ministry of Health targeted to vaccinate individuals who were in the priority group which comprised health care workers, teachers and vulnerable people who are aged 58 years. Of the targeted priority population, 60% of health care workers, 32% of teachers and 8% of the population above 58 years have received the first and second doses of the vaccine.[6] In terms of gender distribution, 55% of males and 45% of females have been fully vaccinated.
[1] https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=
[2] https://www.treasury.go.ke/budget-books-1/#1620032162638-22df6a6c-846b
[3] https://www.unicef.org/kenya/press-releases/over-182000-covid-19-vaccine-doses-arrive-kenya-donated-france
[4] https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/06/28/kenya-secures-130-million-for-covid-19-vaccines
[5] https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001419882/ministry-allows-private-sector-to-import-covid-19-vaccines
[6] https://www.health.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MINISTRY-OF-HEALTH-KENYA-COVID-19-IMMUNIZATION-STATUS-REPORT-7TH-AUGUST-2021.pdf
Global economies are in the race to vaccinate their citizens against COVID-19 with the hope to revive their economies. According to data from Oxford University, at least 1.2 billion (15%) of the world population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 while in Africa, the number of fully vaccinated people stands at 25.38 million (1.9%) as of August 7th 2021[1]. Countries have allocated millions of dollars to procure the vaccines for their populations. Comparing Kenya budgetary allocations of the financial years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, the health sector received an additional Ksh 18.8 billion from Ksh 102.3 billion in 2020/2021 to 121.1 billion in 2021/2022. The government increased allocations made towards the COVID-19 emergency response project by 10% from Ksh 2.7 billion in 2020/2021 to 15.4 billion in 2021/2022. Allocations to other health programmes such as Vaccine and Immunizations for other diseases also increased by 2%. Budgetary allocation reductions were made to the Universal Health Care (UHC) programme by 10% and addressing and lowering cases of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and tuberculosis by 14%.[2]
Figure 1: Trend in Budgetary Allocations
Source: Acepis computations based on Kenya Budget Statements
According to the Ministry of Health, Kenya has received a total of 2,323,100 vaccine doses from various countries, India, Ministry of Health South Sudan, Denmark, France, UK and Greece.[3] Kenya has also received additional financing allocations from the World Bank worth USD 130 million for the Kenya COVID-19 Health Emergency Response Project to facilitate affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for Kenyans.[4] In July 2021, MoH announced that the private sector had been given a nod to import a million doses through government agencies to pilot the partnership in vaccine procurement after a ban issued in March was lifted. The ban had been put in place for what health officials termed as potential risk of having counterfeit vaccines in the market. The lifting of the ban came at a crucial time when Kenya is currently in its fourth wave of the pandemic and the government is in a race to vaccinate more of its citizens in order to achieve herd immunity.[5]
The first dose of vaccination in Kenya began on the 5th of March 2021, with country wide vaccinations beginning on the 8th of March 2021 while the second dose began on 28th May 2021. As of 7th August 2021, a total of 697,942 people have been fully vaccinated, meaning they have received both the first and second doses of the vaccine, with the second dose uptake being 63.4%.
Figure 2: Target Population Fully Vaccinated
Source: Acepis computations based on Ministry of Health records
The Ministry of Health targeted to vaccinate individuals who were in the priority group which comprised health care workers, teachers and vulnerable people who are aged 58 years. Of the targeted priority population, 60% of health care workers, 32% of teachers and 8% of the population above 58 years have received the first and second doses of the vaccine.[6] In terms of gender distribution, 55% of males and 45% of females have been fully vaccinated.
[1] https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=
[2] https://www.treasury.go.ke/budget-books-1/#1620032162638-22df6a6c-846b
[3] https://www.unicef.org/kenya/press-releases/over-182000-covid-19-vaccine-doses-arrive-kenya-donated-france
[4] https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/06/28/kenya-secures-130-million-for-covid-19-vaccines
[5] https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001419882/ministry-allows-private-sector-to-import-covid-19-vaccines
[6] https://www.health.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MINISTRY-OF-HEALTH-KENYA-COVID-19-IMMUNIZATION-STATUS-REPORT-7TH-AUGUST-2021.pdf
