Over 5000 Police Officers dodge Covid-19 vaccination.

By Our Reporter

18^th May 2021

More than 5,000 police officers in the Kampala Metropolitan area have dodged the covid-19 vaccination exercise.

In March, the police launched the Covid-19 vaccination of its personnel at an event that was presided over by Chief of Joint Security, Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba at Naguru police headquarters.

This was after the Ministry of Health handed over 20,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to the police leadership.

Although priority was given to policemen and women with underlying chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, pressure or HIV, all personnel in Kampala were urged to turn for vaccination since the Capital City and its neighbouring districts of Wakiso and Mukono have been the epicenter of Covid19 cases.

Over 13,000 police officers are estimated to be living in Kampala metropolitan.

Dr Moses Byaruhanga, the Director of Police Health Services, says only 7,833 police officers in Kampala have turned up for the exercise.

Several police officers have been skeptical about getting the Covid-19 jab. Others according to Dr Byaruhanga were perhaps deployed at places that were far away from the vaccination centre which was established at the CID headquarters at Kibuli.

Nevertheless, Dr Byaruhanga said the vaccination centre at Kibuli will stay in case any officer feels like getting the jab will be attended to.