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In a groundbreaking study conducted by the Makerere University Research and Innovation Fund, the government has been criticized for its failure to effectively educate the public about the numerous benefits of the Covid vaccine prior to its roll-out. Uganda, like the rest of the world, initiated a countrywide vaccination campaign against the Coronavirus in March 2021. The campaign offered five ...

Vaccination against Covid-19 is resuming today after the Ministry of Health put it on hold due to inadequate doses. The ministry released a statement today letting Ugandans know that the vaccination is on again starting today. “Covid-19 vaccination exercise resumes today Monday 28 June until Friday 2 July 2021. Groups that will be immunised are: All those who have reached ...

Pressure on the government to find more covid-19 vaccines for Ugandans is intensifying as the previous batch will run out this week. By the end of May, the government transferred $11m (Shs 38.7b) to the United Nations Children’s Fund. This is for procurement of vaccines through COVAX.However, the 20% funded by Global Alliance for Vaccines and immunization (GAVI)/ COVAX has ...

The government, on Friday, opened the second round of AstraZeneca vaccine to all Ugandans who received the first jab. This is, however, eligible for those that received the first jab over eight weeks ago. Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng received her second jab yesterday and after that, she addressed the press. During the interview, she revealed that some frequent travellers ...

Quite a number of people have suffered rare blood clots after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab. To be exact, a total of 168 people have suffered these side effects. As of today, UK reported 32 new deaths due to the same issue. The figures for clots or “thromboembolic events” run-up to April 14, by when 21.2 million people had received ...