Misinformation Clouds Uganda's Effort to Vaccinate Refugees - New Delhi Times - India's Only International Newspaper
May 20, 2021 Share Uganda, which hosts nearly 1.5 million refugees and asylum-seekers, began coronavirus vaccinations this week in the camps and settlements. But vaccine hesitancy among refugees poses a challenge. Ugandan authorities have received 964,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine and inoculated 453,000 people as of May 16. Now, the government is extending COVID-19 vaccinations to refugees, most of whom are from South Sudan. In Bidibidi settlement, the vaccination team is first targeting older people, age 50 or higher. To get them to the clinic, the health team is going to door to ...
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