Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation has urged the government of Uganda to put in place measures to address adverse side effects of COVID-19 vaccines. The call follows reports that the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been found to cause rare blood clots similar to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will not discontinue the use of the AstraZeneca jab in immunizing people against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) with the raising fears of blood clots and low platelet counts as side effects of the drug, experts have said. The experts said in a briefing on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has been asked to pay more attention to scientific evidence in its control and elimination programmes. Speaking at an inaugural lecture on science in malaria control on Tuesday, Dr James Kananura Tibenderana a global malaria expert said while Uganda has programmes that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched a survey to establish how widespread COVID-19 infections are in the country. The survey will determine how many people might have been infected with the disease in the past year. The survey comes at a time when the country …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has said that the Ministry is yet to receive funds for the covid-19 vaccine. Although Parliament passed 18.3 billion shillings for the procurement of the AstraZeneca Vaccines from the Serum Institute of India last month, the Health Ministry …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry has dropped its earlier decision requiring all people showing up for COVID-19 vaccination to present National Identification cards. The Health Minister, Dr. Ruth Aceng, says they have put in place new measures to identify the beneficiaries. The minister’s announcement comes a few …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vaccination of health workers against COVID-19 starts next week on Wednesday. The Ministry of Health says that a total of 864,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine are expected in the country on Friday. Addressing journalists Tuesday about the deployment plan on Tuesday, Health Minister Dr …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The health ministry has warned that the current drop in COVID-19 numbers is not good news. Health ministry officials say the drop in numbers is just the calm before an impending second wave. As of today, the health ministry has recorded 40,243 cases of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Development Partners have called for equity in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The partners note that underdeveloped countries should not be made to wait longer for the vaccines. They argue that access to the Coronavirus Vaccine is a human rights issue and without the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | COVID-19 vaccination will be voluntary when vaccination starts in the country, according to the Ministry of Health. The Health Minister. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng disclosed this at a media briefing on Tuesday evening. According to the Health Ministry, the first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine …
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