Uganda: Education, Health Clash Over Vaccination Plan

The Ministry of Health has said the demand by their Education counterparts to prioritise inoculation of learners using the current batch of vaccines to allow for the opening of schools is not practical.

The Health ministry, however, said they will hold meetings with their Education counterparts to harmonise the divergent positions. The two ministries are supposed to meet today to discuss, among other things, the reopening of medical schools.

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