Uganda starts vaccinating citizens against Covid-19

Uganda starts vaccinating citizens against Covid-19
Thursday March 11 2021
Uganda's Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng receives her first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala on March 10, 2021. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI | THE EASTAFRICAN
Summary
The first round of the first phase of vaccination will go on until March 19, and cover 950,000 frontline workers including health workers, security personnel, teachers and journalists.
The second round of vaccination in the first phase will be of persons above 50 years.
Phase two of the vaccinations will target citizens below 50 years with underlying health conditions and thereafter those between 18 and 50 years.
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Uganda on Wednesday rolled out the first phase of a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination.

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