Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has directed forced COVID-19 vaccination of passengers that was being carried out in some countryside districts to stop.
Nabbanja said in a statement issued on Sunday that such actions contravened global clinical practices.
“Mounting roadblocks to enforce vaccinations against COVID-19 is totally against well-established global clinical practices,” Nabbanja said.
“It must stop immediately. District health teams should devise other legal mechanisms to increase vaccination uptake,” the premier added.https://fef7433eef050a2ede742060a3f650a2.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html
Several districts in eastern Uganda announced late December they would not allow unvaccinated travelers into their territories in a bid to tame the Omicron variant infections.
As a result, police in those localities mounted roadblocks where those who had not taken the jab against COVID-19 would be forcefully vaccinated or ordered back to their districts of origin.
On Jan. 5, Uganda said all travellers using public transport are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before being allowed to board vehicles. Enditem
