Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 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 …
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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 …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 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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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu District Health Department is targeting to vaccinate 156,755 people in the second phase of the mass Covid-19 vaccination. The Ministry of Health launched the second phase of mass Covid-19 vaccination in Acholi sub-region a week ago from Gulu city. William Onyai, the Gulu District …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the alarm on Wednesday over a global spike in COVID-19 cases, despite reduced testing and several weeks of declining infections. WHO said cases are especially on the rise in parts of Asia, urging for vaccination coverage to be extended and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Health Committee have made a case for the need to allow vaccination of children in schools, where parental consent is unavailable. In a discussion with private school proprietors on Tuesday, 15 March 2022, MPs noted that it is inconsiderate to let …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of funds allocated to data entry during the COVID-19 vaccination exercise has led to delays in the processing of certificates. According to the Ministry of Health guidelines on vaccination certificates, all vaccinated persons are supposed to generate a vaccination certificate online, 14 days …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health had set to have vaccinated 22million people against COVID-19 by end of March, but now two weeks to that deadline, officials admit it is unachievable. Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze, the COVID-19 incident commander in the ministry revealed to URN that they have …
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Paris, France | Xinhua | France will start offering on Monday a fourth COVID-19 vaccination shot to people over 80 years old who have received their booster dose, French Prime Minister Jean Castex told daily Le Parisien in an interview published on Saturday. The vaccination campaign will also be extended to …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Health in charge of General Duties, Anifa Kawooya has asked leaders in Acholi sub-region to rally the masses to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The minister says misinformation on the efficacy and alleged dangers of the Covid-19 vaccine remains a big hurdle for …
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