@WHO on Wednesday released guidance on who should be given #AstraZeneca's vax & how it will be administered.

See below:
1. It's to be given 3-4 months between 1st & 2nd dose

2. ANYONE above 18years (pretty standard age for adults).
ALSO to be given to older people above 65yrs since there isn't data that shows that new variants will affect the efficacy of #AZ in this age group.

3. Like #Pfizer's, it will not be given to pregnant & breastfeeding women unless they are at risk of contracting #Covid-19.
"We do not have enough information to recommend the vaccine in this group but don't see no reason for it not to be used if the woman is at risk," @WHO's SAGE chair Dr Alejandro craivoto said.

READ MORE HERE @NationAfrica
nation.africa/kenya/news/who…
@AfricaCDC supported the recommendations & in light of #SA temporarily pausing #AZ & opting for @JNJAfrica and & #PfizerVaccine,
nation.africa/kenya/news/afr…
@AfricaCDC Director @JNkengasong today said:
1. #African countries that haven't detected the variant (#501YV2) should roll out #AZ.

2. For those reporting #501YV2 as a predominant variant like #SA should "accelerate intro of other vaccines that are effective against the variant.
3. Countries that have recorded sporadic cases of the variant should continue with #AZ. So far the variant has been recorded in 7 #African countries including 3 cases in #Kenya

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11 Feb
Covid-19 jabs to reach 16m Kenyans by 2023, @MOH_Kenya Vax strategy shows:
THREAD OF the phased vaccination breakdown

#PhaseI
1.25 million Frontline health workers & individuals involved in service deliveries in health facilities.
People working in essential services like teachers and staff in educational institutions, police, military, prisons, and immigration officers as well as instructors in religious institutions will be vaccinated. This is expected to be done between Q3 & Q4 of the 2020/2021 FY.
#PhaseII
9.76 million people above 50 years and those who are above 18 years but have one or more medical conditions (comorbidity) e.g cancer, diabetes, sickle cell disease, chronic lung, and cardiovascular diseases among others will be vaccinated. @ncdalliance @kenconetwork
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9 Feb
#SouthAfrica on Sunday suspended the use of the #OxfordAstraZeneca vaccine after a small clinical trial suggested that the drug is not effective in preventing mild to moderate illness from the variant dominant in the country.
I spoke to @mosmasika to understand if the new data posed any risk for Kenya which is heavily relying on the #OxfordAstraZeneca vaccine.
He told me: "We should not stop our plans for vaccination just because South Africa has paused #AZ.
We should appreciate that the two countries are experiencing a somewhat different trajectory in terms of numbers and most likely circulating variants."
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