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Uganda To Get COVID-19 Vaccine In Mid 2021

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FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Uganda is expected to receive the first batch of COVID-19 Vaccine in May of June 2021, Ug Mirror reports.

This vital information was revealed by Hon. Judith Nabakooba the Minister of ICT & National Guidance during her Sunday briefing.

“Uganda expects to obtain the first batch of COVID-19 Vaccine by May or June 2021. Priority will be given to frontline medical workers, the elderly and people with existing health conditions,” said Nabakooba.

She added that; “However, we believe that as more vaccines become available globally, we might be able to get them much earlier than June.

“I therefore call upon everyone to ensure that you stay alive up to the point when the vaccines become available.

“Stay away from any form of festive temptations that could expose you to catching COVID-19.”

It should be noted that the cumulative confirmed cases in Uganda are 31,187 as of 20th December 2020 while the number of deaths stand at 231.

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