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2021-05-07 15:56:06 GMT2021-05-07 23:56:06(Beijing Time) Xinhua English NAIROBI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- When the Kenyan government announced in March that the elderly would be given priority in COVID-19 vaccination, Andrew Wandera, a resident of Busia, Kenya, heeded the call. The 62-year-old retired teacher visited the main referral hospital in the county a few days after the announcement and got the jab. Wandera recounted Friday that he influenced other older persons in his church and neighborhood to get the vaccine. "There were lots of misconceptions in the village about the vaccine, with...

Search Doctors, clinical officers and lab technicians most receptive to jab Health & Science - By Mercy Kahenda | April 5th 2021 at 12:00:00 GMT +0300 Nurses are least receptive. [Courtesy] Nurses in Kenya still have low uptake of Covid-19 vaccine compared to other healthcare cadres, according to a recent research which found doctors the most receptive followed by clinical officers and lab technicians. Their reasons ranged from fears of side effects, insufficient information and lack of trust in the government rollout plans on the jab. The research, titled ‘Acceptability of Covid-19 Vaccin...