The Ministry of Health has started a mass covid-19 vaccination camp at Kololo Independence Grounds to increase access to vaccination and tame Covid-19 surge.
The exercise that kicks off today 31st May 31, 2021, will run for 10 days.
The ministry of health spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyoona says they are doing the camp to ensure no vaccines are wasted given the expiry date of July 10th.
Ainebyoona, however, warns those who are going for the vaccine to strictly adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs.)
The country started Covid-19 vaccination in March after receiving 964,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through Covax and the Indian government.
According to the announcement, the daily exercise will commence at 9:00am and come to a close at 5:00pm.
Information from the Ministry of Health indicates that on Sunday, 690 new cases out of 5,166 samples tested were registered.
