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Uganda destroys 500.000 doses of Moderna vaccine donated by the US

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January 13, 2022
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KAMPALA-UGANDA/NEWSDAY: More  than 500,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses have gone to waste following the failure by the Ministry of Health to use them within thirty days after being removed from the required cold chain of -80 degrees to remain potent.

Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze, the Incident Commander of COVID-19 at the Ministry of Health told URN in an interview that the vaccines that require very low temperature were taken to the Acholi region in anticipation that people would use them in vain.

He explains that by the time they thought of shifting them to the Kigezi region, it was too late for them to be used since the thirty days had elapsed.

Kyabayinze said the drugs had been acquired through a donation from the US government directly and through the COVAX facility. He blames the wastage on the anti-vaccination crusade by sections of people in Northern Uganda.

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So far, Uganda has received more than 32.6million doses of different COVID-19 vaccines and expects more eleven million doses by the end of March. By end of December last year, Ministry of Health figures showed that about 20million doses had been utilized although the latest figures released on Thursday afternoon show that only 12.2million doses of the different vaccines have been administered.

This means more than seven million doses cannot be accounted for. However, Kyabayinze says that about two hundred and forty thousand doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were withdrawn from facilities a few days before expiry. Vaccines made under emergency approval are given only six months duration before they expire.

This is happening amidst a rush to have as many people take the jab since the country is still lagging behind on its target of reaching 22million Ugandans. So far, only 4million people have been vaccinated fully accounting for 18.2% of the target. Also, vaccination is being banked on as one of the ways that will lead to a reduction in new infections.

Currently, the number of new infections recorded per day is still high averaging 1200 cases. According to results released on Thursday, 591 from 7,278 samples tested positive. This trend is however projected to decrease, according to Eng. Muwanguzi, who heads Science and Technology Management at National Planning Authority.

He said their model is showing that cases will be on the decrease in the next two weeks even when schools have reopened and restrictions on bars and the arts industry eased. He says this is explained by among others vaccination and the fact that hospitalization has remained low despite high cases.

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