The chairperson of headteachers Arapai sub-county in Soroti, Stephen Otim reported that the long distances to vaccination centres have hindered the teachers response to the exercise. Otim, says teachers want the Covid-19 vaccination extended nearer because some find it hard to travel for more than 10 kilometers to get vaccinated.
It was hoped that vaccinating teachers could enable further reopening of schools affected by the Covid-19 pandemic which forced over 1.5 million learners out of school.
The director of Basic and Secondary Education, Ismail Mulindwa, says over 550,000 teachers had been targeted for vaccination but only 7,000 or about 1.2% reported for vaccination. According to Mulindwa, the ministry of Education is collaborating with the Health ministry to ensure that issues raised by the teachers are addressed.
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