Tag Archives: COVID-19

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Some social-media influencers and high-profile doctors have been spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines recently as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the United States, CNN reported on Thursday. Dr. Rashid Buttar, a famous physician who has 88,000 followers on Twitter, shared all manner of misleading …

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 …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private school teachers have asked Parliament to urge government to provide funds towards the Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations-SACCOs for private teachers, despite the group failing to organize themselves to obtain the initial 20 billion Shillings Covid-19 presidential grant. The private teachers leaders under …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The White House on Wednesday unveiled its plan to roll out COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, pending the vaccine’s approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “In anticipation of the FDA’s independent advisory committee meeting on October 26 and the CDC’s …

Countries need stronger data for coordinated and effective actions | COMMENT | NATHALIE DELAPALME AND JOHANNES JÜTTING | As a third wave of COVID-19 infections sweeps across Africa; the full impact of the pandemic on serious illness and mortality remains to be seen. In economic terms, the picture is already …

Nabilatuk, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The LC1 chairperson of Lokwamuri village, Lorengedwat sub county in Nabilatuk district has been arrested for campaigning against Covid-19 vaccines. He was allegedly telling the community not to accept the vaccines, claiming they cause infertility among men and women. Angello Albino is also accused of …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorized COVID-19 booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, and approved “mix and match” booster dose for currently available approved COVID-19 vaccines. The agency authorized the use of a single booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Director of Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA), Wilbrod Owor says that the total direct school loan portfolio is currently 1.3 trillion Shillings, and this includes institutional and personal loans and the accumulated interest. He adds that their records also indicate another 600 billion debt …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda continues to receive COVID-19 vaccine donations, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative on Tuesday said donors need to support the distribution of the vaccines to remote areas. Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, WHO representative to Uganda, told reporters that developing countries need support to …

New report shows that investment in mental health is still lacking Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda spends 9.8% of its GDP on healthcare and only 1% of that is spent on mental healthcare. Dr. Juliet Nakku, the Executive Director of Butabika National Referral Hospital, says that the current …