Isiolo County has received 1,500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and County Health Chief Officer Ibrahim Alio has asked health workers to cooperate as they are at a high risk of contracting the disease.
Alio also said support staff across the health facilities in the county will also get the jab as part of the national vaccination campaign.
He said, “The doses are for direct healthcare workers and support staff across all the health facilities who are at the frontline in the Covid-19 fight.”
As per the Ministry of Health guidelines, the vaccination exercise will be at the Isiolo Referral Hospital and Merti and Garbatulla Level Four hospitals.
“We will assist the health workers at the health centres and dispensaries travel to the nearest hospital for the vaccination,” Alio added.
According to the County Health Chief Officer, Isiolo will undertake a one-day sensitisation of the health workers before the commencement of the vaccination exercise.
The Ministry of Health has already trained two health workers on how to carry out the vaccination by and in turn, they will train other workers in the county.
The health team will also hold a meeting to deliberate on how the exercise will be carried out effectively to benefit those targeted.
Alio also said that in case the doses are not exhausted by the health workers, priority will be given to teachers, security teams and people with underlying conditions.
He emphasized that residents should continue observing the health protocols on hygiene, social distancing and wearing of face masks.
Alio stated, “Our people should strictly observe the guidelines because we are not out of the woods yet.”
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