7 people arrested for flouting COVID-19 vaccine regulations

Seven people have been arrested in connection with the illegal diversion and administration of vaccines, as the government continues to issue stern warnings against those profiteering from vaccines  meant for the public.

Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache said the seven individuals are set to be charged in court.

“There are seven people who have already been arrested they will face the law, we are against vaccine profiteering as vaccines should be free for all,” she said.

The PS was speaking as she received additional doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Canada.

She said the Ministry of Health in collaboration with other relevant security agencies will ensure that individuals taking advantage of the vaccination  process, for purposes of political gain as was the case in Murang’a last month, or profiteering, will be nabbed and face the full force of the law for their acts of omission and commission.

Meanwhile, the Ruai Family Hospital has two weeks to account for the vaccines issued to the facility while the nurse who handled the vaccines, if found culpable, by the nursing council will have her licence revoked.

Kenya is  expecting another 4.16 million assorted COVID-19 vaccine doses over the next few weeks. Amongst these is a consignment of Johnson & Johnson expected on Friday.

Next week, Kenya also expects another 240,000 doses of the single dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine worth ksh.240 million procured by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with KEPSA.

On Monday, Kenya further expects to receive from the United States more Moderna vaccines. And in the coming weeks, to receive Pfizer and Sino pharm vaccines from the government of China in the coming weeks.