Rotary Uganda Joins Covid 19 Vaccination Drive

Posted by: Suubi Anne in Health December 10, 2021

The renowned fellowship of philanthropists drawn from all fields of life dubbed Rotary Uganda has joined Covid 19 vaccination drive.

They have kicked off a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive to take place countrywide all through the weekend.

The Rotary District governor-elect, Peace Tarenwa, said that close to 100 Rotary Clubs countrywide will work with the Ministry of Health and other companies. They will administer Covid-19 vaccines through the Rotary infrastructure.

“The most important thing to do now is to go and get your jab. The reasons are very simple. Life is the most important aspect anybody can have. As Rotarians, our vision is to be people of action. Two weeks is enough for everybody to get vaccinated. Vaccines are already at the districts and the vaccination centres have been identified. We start tomorrow,” he said.

Private Sector Foundation Uganda executive director, Stephen Asiimwe, said the private sector was keen on vaccination because of the impact of the pandemic on the economy. PSFU is one of the partners working together with Rotary.

“As the private sector this is not the first time we are doing this and so we thank Rotary Uganda for joining in. We believe that an unhealthy country leads to an unhealthy economy. We have lost so many people, our businesses have been hit and the economy has been hit. And we do not want to enter the new year without a critical mass being vaccinated,” Asiimwe said.

People have embraced vaccination lately because the side effects of the vaccines are minimal. Above 4 million people have got the vaccine in Uganda already.

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