We heard through the grape vine about Astrazenica vaccinations being offered for free to the general public the day before. So on day 2, I took some photos whilst in the vaccination queue at Mutuini Hospital, a government state hospital, Kikuyu Rd, near Dagoretti Market, Kenya, about 20 miles from where we live.
The gates opened at 6 a.m We arrived at 08:30 to join a queue of around 600.
Later on the vaccine arrived packed in what looked to me to be dry ice in cool boxes in an emergency ambulance. This went to the Kenya Red Cross tent in the hospital grounds.
Despite the size of the queue and the heat 32C, everyone was patient and mostly no one complained about the long wait. Behind us were a group of nuns and clergy singing hymns and being jovial.
A couple of guys arrived pushing their way to the front. When they kicked up a fuss, shouting in German they were told to get to the back of the queue. 3 hours later, we were ushered to the front, I guess because of our age etc,
After being vaccinated, there was another smaller queue to have our Yellow Fever Vaccination book signed, batch number, then another queue upstairs in the main hospital building, to have the vaccination book stamped with a hospital stamp. We were told we will be sent a text message telling us when to come for the 2nd dose. No after effects from the jab. We have been given the 25th May for the second dose and a text message will be sent with the invitation to attend.
A relief!
Covid vaccination by
Philip Gate Keeper, on Flickr
Queue behind by
Philip Gate Keeper, on Flickr
Kenya Red Cross tent in the grounds of the hospital. by
Philip Gate Keeper, on Flickr
vaccination book by
Philip Gate Keeper, on Flickr