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Hexavalent, six-in-one vaccine can reduce spread of the disease and cut costs ANALYSIS | ESTHER NAKKAZI | Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a preventable disease, yet it still kills more than 150,000 children under five every year – most of them in low- and middle-income countries. Also known as the 100-day …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persistent flu and cough among school going children is not related to COVID-19, the Ministry of Health has revealed, saying it’s a seasonal type of influenza that is still being studied. Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze, the Director Public Health and Incident Commander told URN in an interview …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | School administrators have allayed fears that the high number of reported cases of flu and cough among learners might be related to COVID-19. This follows the high cases of persistent flu and cough registered among learners, especially in nursery and primary schools. Our reporters visited several …