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Covid-19 vaccines will expire in July, says Health ministry
Wednesday April 21 2021
A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier receives a Covid-19 jab at the Senior Officers’ Diagnositic Centre in Mbuya, Kampala, on April 18. More than 280,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines could expire before being used. photo/DAVID LUBOWA.
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Amuru District is one of the districts which Dr Alfred Driwale, the Head of immunisation programme at the Health ministry, had earlier singled out over low vaccine uptake.
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More than 280,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines could expire before being used if vaccination continues at the current rate, Daily Monitor has learnt.
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Wednesday February 24 2021
A health worker prepares to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine to a patient in Sheffield, England, on February 20. PHOTO | AFP
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AstraZeneca vaccine, the main serum that government is looking at to inoculate the population, is recommended for people 18 years and above, according to the head of the Immunisation Programme at the Ministry of Health, Dr Alfred Driwale.
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Ugandans in the age bracket of 0 to 17 years will not get the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine jabs due to limited data on their safety and efficacy, government scientists have revealed.
AstraZeneca vaccine, the main serum that government is looking at to inoculate the population, is recommended for people 18 years and above, according to the head of the Immunisation Programme at the Ministry of Health, Dr Alfred Driwale.
Govt names team to advise on Covid-19 vaccine access
Tuesday February 16 2021
From top to bottom: Prof Nelson Sewankambo, Prof Pontiano Kaleebu, Prof William Bazeyo, Dr Rhoda Wanyenze, Adonia Ayebare, Oscar Kihika and Prof David Sserwadda, chairperson (Main picture). PHOTO/NMG.
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The team will engage a wide range of stakeholders and partners, including collaboration with non-state actors, and others to support on deployment of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Government said early last month that it was exploring several options of the available vaccines with $405m (Shs1.5 trillion) as the working budget for the vaccines.
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Government has constituted a 10-member committee to advise and support the national taskforce on Covid-19 on deployment and access of Covid-19 vaccine.
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