In Kenya, HPV vaccine to be rolled out next year

Kenya to rollout HPV vaccine next year due to what an official termed high demand from countries across the globe. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The national rollout of free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Kenya has been pushed to next year due to what an official termed high demand from countries across the globe.

The rollout had been scheduled for this year. But the head of the National Vaccines and Immunisation Programme Dr Collins Tabu said the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) requested more time to manufacture the vaccine.