Nairobi, April 15 -- All teachers in the country and support staff in learning institutions will now be eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccine irrespective of their age, Teachers Service Commission (TSC) boss Dr Nancy Macharia has said.
The new development now overrides an earlier directive that made only teachers aged 50 years and above eligible for the AstraZeneca jab.
Dr Macharia said that already 92,246 teachers in the basic education or primary sector have received the jab since the vaccination drive began last month.
"The President has allowed us to ensure that all teachers take the Covid-19 jab irrespective of their age," said Dr Macharia.
Dr Macharia said teachers can receive the vaccination in the 622 Covid-19 vaccination centres...