Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Parliament processes the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Uganda Law Society (ULS) wants the proposal for mandatory Covid-19 vaccination dropped and allow the public to consent to it. They propose that the bill should consider circumstances under which an individual may reject vaccination and …
Read More »Experts urge government to drop move to vaccinate children against COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Ugandan authorities plan to start vaccinating children aged 12 to 17 years against Covid-19, experienced medical experts continue to disagree with the move, urging authorities to drop the idea. “I’m completely against vaccinating healthy children against COVID-19,” Dr Renee Hoenderkamp, a qualified medical doctor working …
Read More »Africa races towards 70-pct vaccination goal despite low immunization rates: WHO
Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua |Â Vaccination rates in Africa remain the lowest in the world, as the continent is “racing towards” the target of vaccinating 70 percent of its population, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday. One year since the COVAX Facility delivered the first COVID-19 vaccines to Africa, …
Read More »Minister Aceng defends anti-vaxxers bill before health committee
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has defended the amendment to the Public Health Act saying that it is important to revise the penalties in the law and also consider emerging diseases like COVID-19, Ebola and others. Dr. Aceng appeared before Parliament’s Committee …
Read More »Wakiso district embarks on mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign
Waksio, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Wakiso district authorities are targeting to vaccinate one million people against Covid-19 in seven days. The Wakiso District Health Officer, Dr. Mathias Lugoloobi said that they will be working with security personnel, local leaders, and Village Health Teams-VHTs to mobilize the communities to take part …
Read More »MOH plans to vaccinate 2.6 million in Central Region
Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is targeting to vaccinate 2.6 million people in the Central region during the mass Covid-19 vaccination exercise. The districts are Butambala, Gomba, Kayunga, Mpigi, Buikwe, Mukono and Wakiso. The Director-General of Health Services, Dr. Henry Mwebesa says that the vaccination exercise targets …
Read More »Ugandans struggle to access COVID-19 vaccination certificates
Kampala, Uganda |Â THE INDEPENDENT |Â The Ministry of Health’s failure to address the challenges faced in capturing data of all vaccinated persons who took COVID-19 jabs on its portal has left many Ugandans stranded. On 31 March 2021, Christine Obonyo received her first Covid-19 jab from Victoria Hospital and three months …
Read More »Vaccine skeptics face heavy penalties in new law
Kampala, Uganda |Â THE INDEPENDENT |Â Amendments to the Public Health Act contained in the Public Health (Amendment Bill) is fraught with fines and jail sentences and introduces a new regime of health related offences in a bid to curb the spread of infectious diseases. The bill presented to Parliament by Trade …
Read More »Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination six-fold: WHO
Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua |Â With only 11 percent of the population fully vaccinated in Africa, the vaccination rate on the African continent needs to increase six times to meet the 70 percent target set for mid-2022, warned Thursday the World Health Organization (WHO). “The world has finally heard our calls. …
Read More »Ministry of health plans Covid-19 vaccination in schools as cases start piling
Kampala, Uganda |Â THE INDEPENDENT |Â The Ministry of Health is planning to start vaccinating children aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19. Although the majority of COVID-19 vaccines were initially approved for use in adults aged 18-years and above, an increasing number of vaccines are now also being authorized for use in …
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