Global Pharmaceutical Company Pfizer announced on Monday that their COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children aged between five and eleven. According to the results of a study released on Monday, the Company and their German partner BioNTech say that they gave children aged five to 11 years, a two-dose regimen of 10 μg (micrograms) which…
More than 1,298 teachers in Bunyangabu District have received their first jab for COVID-19. The district received 3,079 doses of AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines targeting more than 5,000 people. According to information from the health department of the district another 4,009 people under the vulnerable person’s category have also got their first dose and 1,958…
The UN children’s agency is closing down its social media channels for 18 hours to send one message to the world: #ReopenSchools for in-person learning as soon as possible. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is joining UNICEF, together with the World Bank, the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Commission Humanitarian Aid operation, the LEGO Foundation and the WEF…
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is more effective in protecting against hospitalisation compared to Pfizer and Johnson&Johnson, according to findings of a study released by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The study was carried out between March and August this year and involved more than 3600 hospitalised COVID-19 patients at 21 hospitals located…
The Ministry of Health has cautioned Ugandans on mixing COVID-19 vaccines in an attempt to get fully vaccinated. The call comes following the arrival of 647,080 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at a time when many Ugandans who received the first jab are waiting to receive their second jab. Preliminary records from the health ministry…
Several medical students have petitioned their leaders to stop their supervisors from compelling them to produce proof of COVID—19 vaccination before they access training. Boniface Osodi, the president of the Federation of Uganda Medical Students Association (FUMSA) told URN on Tuesday that he has received six letters from students since Friday calling for the reversal…
Hundreds of teachers convened at vaccination centres in Lira as the exercise kicked off on Monday. The vaccination exercise which was supposed to start last week was delayed to enable the authorities to mobilize for the exercise. Two schools which include Lira Primary School and Ayago Primary School will be used as vaccination centres. The…
Less than half of the teachers in Mbale city have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Robert Wangwe, the Chairperson of Primary School Head Teachers Association in Mbale City, says that there are over 3000 teachers in both private and public schools in the city. He, however, says that less than 1500 of the teachers have…
The government has postponed mandatory testing for all incoming passengers at Entebbe International Airport. Last month, the Ministry of Health directed that effective September 3, all incoming passengers regardless of whether or not they are vaccinated against covid-19 will undertake mandatory testing at Entebbe Airport. Ministry of health officials led by Minister Dr Ruth Aceng…
Health workers that are not yet vaccinated have made the choice not to get COVID-19 jabs, and the government does not have any special arrangement for their vaccination. As of today, according to Ministry of Health data, only 47,165 out of an estimated 150,000 health workers have been fully vaccinated countrywide despite them being the…