Tag Archives: Covid-19 Vaccination

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU AND JOHNISANI OCAKACON KAMPALA: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2021 When health minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, took an AstraZeneca jab on her left arm in front of cameras, her over riding aim was to assure the people that the vaccine was safe. That was at Mulago hospital on …

BY JOHNISANI OCAKACON NWOYA: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021 The Nwoya District health department and the District Covid-19 task-force committee have embarked on a village outreach programme to scale up mass vaccination of communities against Covid-19. Dr Janeth Oola, the Nwoya District Health Officer, said the exercise kicked off on Thursday …

BY JOHNISANI OCAKACON NWOYA: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021 Nwoya district has vaccinated more than 100 of its members of staff against Covid-19. The Nwoya district communication officer, Geoffrey Azuma said it was a mandate that all the district staff should be vaccinated to allow them access offices or else work …

BY PATRA KIRUNGI KABAROLE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021 Kasaija Adolf a resident of Buhara in Bwanika parish, Kicwamba Sub County has been waiting to be vaccinated against Covid-19. However his patience is first turning into despair as he has always missed the vaccines each time he tries to go to …

BY WALTER KUMIRA AMURU DISTRICT: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021 Civil Society Organizations in partnership with Amuru district local government have used the land week awareness Campaign to launch fresh calls to community members to vaccinate against coronavirus during the ongoing vaccination exercises. David Komakech, the Programs Manager on Land matters …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2021 Dr Pontius Apangu said vaccination is a globally proven health intervention where behavioral and mindset interventions cannot work to address a health crisis. “People have had mixed feelings-that Covid-19 does not exist- but when they started dying, they cried to the government …

BY ALEX BALUKU KASESE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 07, 2021 Rev. William Musisi, the South Rwenzori Diocesan Mission Coordinator, said with the re-opening of worship centers, religious leaders interact with many people which exposes them to the risk of getting Coronavirus. He urged them to and get vaccinated against Covid-19. Rev. Musisi …

BY ALEX BALUKU KASESE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 07, 2021 The Kasese district has vaccinated 24,553 of its priority population against Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to statistics from the district health department as of Ocbober 7, 2021. However only 8,761 people have fully taken their two doses of vaccination, Dr Yusuf …

BY INNOCENT ATUGANYIRA MASINDI: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 06, 2021 Masindi district on Saturday received 2,506 doses of Moderna vaccines, and 300 doses of AstraZeneca from the government of Uganda through the ministry of health, Patrick Dr Baguma, the District Health Officer (DHO). The government of Uganda is sourcing for more vaccines …

BY WALTER KUMIRA GULU: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 05, 2021 Gulu district that had set nine vaccination sites, has reported that it has vaccinated a total of 22,218 people against Covid-19 using the AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines. This was revealed by William Onyai, the Gulu district health educator during a press briefing …