Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â The Pallisa Deputy RDC Magidu Dhikusooka, who doubles as the chairperson district Covid-19 taskforce has warned that teachers who dodge the ongoing vaccination against Covid-19 will be terminated from service. The RDC issued the warning today while addressing headteachers of both government and private primary …
Read More »Gov’t to rollout cholera vaccination in Kasese district
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Mass vaccination for cholera is set to be rolled out in Kasese district this weekend. The exercise will be done by a joint team comprising the Ministry of Health and the District Health Team with support from the World Health Organization-WHO. The exercise will target …
Read More »700 teachers vaccinated against Covid-19 in Hoima
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â 703 teachers in Hoima district and Hoima city have been vaccinated against Covid-19 on the first day of the mass vaccination. The exercise was launched on Wednesday in both Hoima district and Hoima city. On the first day of the vaccination, 340 teachers were vaccinated …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibodies in 90 percent taking immunosuppressants: study
Chicago, U.S. | Xinhua |Â COVID-19 vaccination elicited antibody responses in nearly nine out of 10 people with weakened immune systems, although their responses were only about one-third as strong as those mounted by healthy people, according to a study of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. …
Read More »Two million children in Uganda susceptible to polio – Ministry of Health
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â More than two million children in Uganda have never been vaccinated against polio according to the Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization. While Uganda was declared polio free in August 2020, the presence of unvaccinated children makes them vulnerable to vaccine derived polio, Ministry of …
Read More »Over 50,000 get vaccinated against yellow fever in NMS drive
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â About 54,750 Ugandans have been vaccinated against yellow fever in the twelve day exercise organized by the National Medical Stores-NMS. NMS commenced its annual mass vaccination drive at Mayor’s garden, Entebbe municipality on August 19. The exercise ended yesterday, August 30. During the exercise, our …
Read More »Women cautioned on menstrual changes after Covid-19 vaccination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Women who seek vaccination against Covid-19 could experience a longer than usual period, vaccinologist Ombeva Malande has warned urging health workers to clearly inform their female clients when they turn up for the jab so they can know what to expect. Dr Malande, who is …
Read More »Fake teachers storm COVID-19 vaccination centres
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of individuals are fluking the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination at centres that were preserved for teachers and their support staff. The vaccination exercise for teachers in Kampala schools started on August 25, as one of the measures to prepare for the reopening of …
Read More »Teachers embrace Covid-19 vaccination as drive kicks off in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Hundreds of teachers convened at vaccination centres to get their Covid-19 jabs as the exercise kicked off in Kampala. The exercise that started yesterday is expected to end on August 30. The Directorate of Education and Social Services identified 10 schools to be used as …
Read More »Thousands turn up for free NMS Yellow Fever vaccination
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of people turned up at the Mayor’s Gardens in Entebbe for a free yellow fever vaccination exercise organized by National Medical Stores-NMS. It started on Thursday and will end on Monday. On Saturday, it was a hustle, and survival for the fittest as people …
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