Uganda to receive Covid-19 vaccines in April

Kampala, Jan 30 : The Ugandan government said the country would receive Covid-19 vaccines in April or May this year.
A government statement issued here by the Uganda Media Centre said the vaccines would cost the country US $164 million and that nine million people would benefit, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
Priority would be given to people who face the highest risk like the elderly, persons with underlying health conditions, health workers and social workers including security services.
There are ongoing discussions on whether to allow private health facilities provide the vaccines to travellers and people who may not be on the priority list but are able to buy the vaccine.
The statement issued on Thursday said there are currently five vaccines in use under emergency use listing, pending World Health Organization approval. The vaccines include Moderna, Pfizer (US), AstraZeneca (United Kingdom), Sputnik (Russia) and Sinovac (China).
There are 10 additional vaccines in phase-3 clinical trial (pre-deployment phase) and 76 others are at different stages of trial in humans, according to the statement.