A vile of Covid-19 vaccine. Photo File
Agago district has experienced a low turn up of vaccine uptake of about 21.8% of the required target during the second phase of the covid-19 mass vaccination according to the statistics from the health department.
The district embarked on the second phase of mass covid-19 vaccination on March 16, with the exercise meant to last for a week. This was after the health ministry launched the second phase of the mass covid-19 vaccination for the Acholi sub-region in Gulu city on March 11.
According to statistics from the health department, only 27,558 people out of the targeted 126,000 were vaccinated in the second phase of the mass vaccination in March with 23,774 people receiving the second dosage and 3,784 receiving the first dosage.
Hellen Drajea, Agago district health officer noted the low turnup during the second campaign by saying that they are still vaccinating people. She added that the statistics given show the vaccination for the period of 16th-22nd of March during the official campaign dates and it excludes data got outside the dates for the mass vaccination campaign to date.
Stephen Oloya Gunya, Agago district chief administrative officer added that the district has been given funds to help continue with the covid-19 vaccination campaign for another five days by their development partner, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Over the week, Pader District Acting Health officer, Hannah Apiyo made a statement showing that Pader is also registering a low turn up of people during the second mass vaccination campaign with only 35% vaccinated.
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