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Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache (above) yesterday said the most effective way to fight coronavirus is through vaccination.

Mochache stated that although the government has emphasised on the need for Kenyans to observe Covid-19 containment measures including washing hands, sanitising and wearing masks, vaccination is given priority as it creates immunity in the body.

Mochache, who spoke while re-launching the national vaccination exercise at the Vihiga County Referral Hospital, said the reinstatement of the Covid-19 protocols has been prompted by recurrence of infection incidents that are now in hundreds daily across the country.  She disclosed that 11 patients are currently on life supporting machines while others exhibiting Covid symptoms have been admitted at various hospitals.

The PS pointed out that by the end of  2021, they had administered 10.1 million doses out of which 4.2 million people were fully vaccinated while 5.9 were partially vaccinated.

“We project to vaccinate 27 million eligible adults and 5.8 million teenagers aged 15 to 17  years by the end of the year,” she stated.

She at the same time lamented that so far only 30 per cent of eligible adults have been vaccinated against the target of 70 per cent projected by the end of this month. This, she said, was due to misinformation about the vaccine that has discouraged the uptake.

Governor Dr Wilber Ottichilo urged residents to go for the jab now that the disease is gradually recurring.