The number of Ugandans receiving vaccines has reduced, following a reduction in COVID-19 cases reported on a daily basis the health officials have said.
According to data from the health ministry, the number of cases reported has reduced from a daily average of 121 in September to 77 in October and now stands at 55 for the month of November.
This has left many Ugandans relaxed, showing no fear about the disease and its possible effects.
The Assistant Programme Manager of the Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization Dr. Immaculate Ampaire says that the demand for the vaccines increased towards the end of the second wave, but the numbers have drastically gone down.
She further observes a need to make the vaccine more accessible than it already is by employing more tactics to get adults vaccinated.
A National Professional Officer-Expanded Programme on Immunisation Dr. Annet Kisakye says fewer people are now getting vaccinated because they think COVID-19 is no longer a threat.
Dr Kisakye says the country has enough vaccines to vaccinate as many as five million people or more by the end of the year. So far, Uganda has received over 11.5 million vaccines with an additional nine million Johnson&Johnson vaccines expected to arrive next month.
However, data from the health ministry shows that only 3.9 million vaccines have been distributed with only around 750,000 people fully vaccinated.
