Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Nwoya District Veterinary department will next week launch a mass vaccination exercise for pet dogs against rabies in the various sub-counties. This follows the delivery of 4,000 doses of rabies vaccines by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries last week. Nwoya District is …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccination of children will not be forceful: Education minister
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni has said that children will not be forced to get a Covid-19 jab. The minister made the remarks on Wednesday during a press briefing at State House Nakasero. She says that the vaccination of children will …
Read More »COVID experts: We need to fight for our sovereignty, rights and freedoms
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | COVID-19 experts have emphasized the need for countries and people to fight for their sovereignty, personal health choices, rights and freedoms as authorities continue to battle the pandemic. Speaking at a Covid-19 virtual townhall meeting, under the theme “COVID 19 mandatory vaccination – reclaiming sovereignty …
Read More »DR Congo kicks off Ebola vaccination amid new outbreak
Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua |Â The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) kicked off Wednesday Ebola vaccination in Mbandaka, the capital city of the north-western Equateur Province, to halt the spread of the virus following an outbreak that has claimed two lives since April 21. Around 200 doses of the rVSV-ZEBOV …
Read More »Cultural leaders asked to mobilize locals for vaccination
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Kitgum district task force has called upon clan leaders to join hands in mobilizing the population to go for the mass covid-19 vaccination campaign. The appeal follows the low uptake of the mass covid-19 vaccines in the district since the second phase of the vaccination …
Read More »New study suggests cardiac complications risk higher after COVID-19 infection than after mRNA vaccination
Los Angeles, US | Xinhua|Â A new study suggested the risk for cardiac complications was significantly higher after SARS-CoV-2 infection than after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. The study, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, analyzed electronic health record data from 40 U.S. health care systems …
Read More »COVID-19 virus likely continues to evolve but severity reduces over time: WHO
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua |Â SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, is likely to keep evolving as transmission continues globally, but its severity will reduce due to immunity acquired by vaccination and infection, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Speaking at an online briefing, WHO Director-General Tedros …
Read More »Soroti district councilors protest delayed payment of Covid-19 allowances
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Soroti district councilors are protesting the delayed payment of the Covid-19 and polio mass vaccination allowances. On Thursday, the councilors had been presented with a supplementary budget of more than one Billion Shillings. However, they realized that more than 200 Million Shillings passed as supplementary …
Read More »Uganda Red Cross Society partners Coca-Cola to drive uptake of COVID-19 vaccine
Uganda Red Cross Society has received Shs360 million from Cola Coca Foundation to promote COVID-19 vaccination. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The funds will support numerous activities at vaccination sites, vaccine distribution, Personal Protective Equipment procurement (PPEs), awareness efforts promoting vaccination and sanitary practices to reduce the spread of …
Read More »Amuru halts mass Covid-19 vaccination over low uptake
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Amuru district health officials have halted the mass Covid-19 vaccination exercise over the low turn up of people. The district embarked on the second phase of mass covid-19 vaccination on March 15, with the exercise meant to last for a week. This was after the …
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