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Vaccine hesitancy in Kenya has lead to the expiry of 840 000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines in stock, while a further million doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccines are likely to expire by mid-April. vaccines

Kenya has so far vaccinated 17.3 million people.The revelations come a week after the East African country, indicating that the positivity rate has been below one percent over the last two weeks.

Though Kenyans should continue heeding public health measures such as handwashing and social distancing, face masks are no longer mandatory in public and all quarantine measures for confirmed COVID-19 cases are halted with immediate effect, Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe told a news conference. In November, the government announced that proof of vaccination would be required by December 21 to access schools, transport, state offices, hotels, bars, restaurants, national parks and wildlife reserves.-Additional reporting by Reuters

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Well done kenya

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It's not hesitancy. I am not getting vaccinated

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