Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has set a target of 1.1 million people to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the Teso and Lango sub region. The vaccination campaign dubbed “operation last lap” targets people aged 18 years and above. Dr Alfred Driwale, the Assistant Commissioner in charge …
Read More »NDA to deny unvaccinated staff, visitors access to office premises
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority-NDA has announced that unvaccinated staff and visitors will no longer be allowed to access its offices. According to a statement released on Monday, effective November 15, only persons vaccinated with AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Sinovac or Sinopharm vaccines will …
Read More »Less than 10 pct of African countries to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal: WHO
Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | Just five African countries, less than 10 percent of Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end target of fully vaccinating 40 percent of their people, said the World Health Organization (WHO)on Thursday. Three African countries, including Seychelles, Mauritius and Morocco, have already met the …
Read More »NCHE advises universities on new entrants, vaccination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council for Higher Education-NCHE has advised higher institutions of learning to avoid scheduling classes for newly admitted students before handling current first-year students. Universities and other tertiary institutions will be opening their gates to learners on November 1, nearly five months after the …
Read More »Unvaccinated MV Kalangala staff will risk their jobs
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Entebbe Deputy Resident District Commissioner Njuki Mbabali has advised all staff and operators of public transport services including those of MV Kalangala to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Njuki says service providers such as taxi drivers, conductors, boda boda motorcyclists and crews for …
Read More »BioNTech/Pfizer says booster vaccination increases COVID-19 protection to 95.6 pct
Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | A booster vaccination with the COVID-19 vaccine of BioNTech and Pfizer increased protection to up to 95.6 percent, the companies announced on Thursday. A randomized, controlled phase III study of more than 10,000 people aged 16 years and older found that booster vaccinations with the Comirnaty …
Read More »WHO urges vaccination for health workers as over 115,000 have died
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to prioritize vaccination for health workers in the light of its new paper estimating that 115,000 died of coronavirus between January 2020 and May 2021. Although data from 119 countries suggests that on average two in five health …
Read More »Health workers asked to embrace Covid-19 vaccination to curb infections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers have been asked to embrace Covid-19 vaccination to protect themselves against Covid-19 infections. The call was made by health officials during the 19th Dr Matthew Lukwiya Memorial Lecture, held on Thursday at the Guide University Project in Kampala. Dr Lukyiwa was the former …
Read More »Bugema, Kampala University to block non vaccinated students from lectures
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugema and Kampala University will not allow non-vaccinated students to attend lecturers, the administrators have revealed. While lifting the second lockdown, President Yoweri Museveni allowed higher institutions of learning to reopen on 1st November 2021. He called upon lecturers as well as non-teaching staff to …
Read More »Refugees in Adjumani frustrate Covid-19 vaccination exercise
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Adjumani district authorities have expressed concern over hesitancy among South Sudan refugees, to embrace the Covid-19 vaccination campaign. Authorities reason that the low uptake of vaccines by the refugees may affect the opening of schools next year. The district chairman Ben Anyama, disclosed that he …
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