Tag Archives: COVID-19

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A family in Mpigi district has sued the government and a private school over the death of their son after receiving a COVID-19 jab without their consent. The deceased’s mother, Tendo Nalwadda has filed a suit before Mpigi High Court against the Attorney General and …

Aspen Pharmacare mulls switch to other manufacturing efforts | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine manufacture, Aspen Pharmacare of South Africa, has been hit by a serious slump in orders that threatens its future. Aspen Pharmacare is producing, pricing and selling its own branded version of the Johnson & …

USD$7.4 million initiative designed to scale up Covid-19 vaccine demand strategies | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rockefeller Foundation has launched the Vaccination Action Network (VAN), a USD$7.4 million learning initiative designed to bolster efforts to strengthen health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. The locally-led, peer-to-peer learning initiative is designed to engage …

Survey aims to document unusual periods post-vaccine | JENNIFER COUZIN-FRANKEL | Kathryn Clancy got her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021 and 10 days later found herself sitting uncomfortably in a work Zoom meeting during one of the heaviest periods she’d experienced. “I had what’s often called …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed the global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.2 percent, down by 0.4 percentage point from the April projection, according to its newly released update to the World Economic Outlook (WEO). Several shocks have hit the world economy already …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters virtually on Monday that he’s anticipating a return of in-person work by the end of the week. Biden, who tested positive for COVID-19 last Thursday, said he’s “feeling great” following a virtual meeting with administration officials, as he continues to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Migrant workers are paying more than 100,000 Shillings to acquire COVID-19 vaccination certificates through agents at labour export companies and data entrants at certain vaccination sites across the country. Some of the migrant workers told our reporter that they paid to get vaccination certificates to …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Migrant workers are paying more than sh100,000 to acquire COVID-19 vaccination certificates through agents at labour export companies and data entrants at certain vaccination sites across the country. Some of the migrant workers told our reporter that they paid to get vaccination certificates to …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. Biden, who was fully vaccinated and twice boosted, is experiencing very mild symptoms, according to a statement from the White House. He has begun taking Paxlovid and will isolate at the White House and continue to …

 800 million people around the world affected Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In the week Ugandan legislators from the northeastern region of Karamoja shed tears on national television due to the alarming hunger situation in their home districts, a UN report warned that the situation could get worse. The …