The Government has announced that to reopen schools for all learners across the country, 357,500 (65 per cent) of teachers must be vaccinated.
The Ministry of Education and Sports says it is open to other alternatives regarding the reopening of schools.
However, this has been highly criticized with many people and organizations saying that school reopening cannot wait for all learners to be vaccinated given the vaccine shortages plaguing low-income countries like Uganda.
The Higher Education State Minister, John Chrysostom Muyingo, says while prioritizing the safety of learners and teachers, the ministry together with their health counterparts are critically examining all possible avenues that will eventually inform the safe reopening of schools.
Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the State Minister for Education says the government also intends to base on the epidemiological update of the virus and risk profile analysis before giving green light to any group of learners to return to school.
According to Dr Kaducu, as they consider how primary and secondary schools can safely reopen, they have already effected the school reopening process which will be done in a systematic manner starting with universities and other tertiary institutions.
