Uganda to roll out first round of Covid-19 vaccine on March 10

Uganda plans to start its first phase of vaccinations on March 10 after receiving the first batch of 864,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access (Covax) facility. Subsequent phases will be rolled out when more doses become available.

Jane Ruth Aceng, the country’s Health minister, said priority will be based on occupational risk of infection, risk of developing severe diseases, death from Covid-19 and population characteristics. They will include health workers, security personnel, teachers and persons of advanced age with underlying health conditions. Others are journalists, airlines workers, prisoners, tour operators, immigration officers and humanitarian workers.