The Assistant District Health Officer of Mukono District, Dr. Isaac Ddumba has asked Ugandans to embrace the #Covid-19 vaccination exercise and also continue following Ministry of Health #Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Dr. Ddumba made the remarks on Wednesday during the vaccination drive organized by Coca-Cola Beverages Africa at Century Bottling Company Plant in Namanve, Mukono District. Over 100 employees of beverage company and members of its neighboring community in Kiwanga were vaccinated.
“People who believe in inaccurate and wrong information on social media are putting more lives at risk. #Covid-19 is a serious disease, as we all know, and we must not play games with the solutions to it. I urge everybody to go and get vaccinated wherever the government has provided access to the #Covid-19 vaccine,” he said.
He applauded Coca-Cola for taking for vaccinating its employees and the neighbouring communities.
The Ministry of Health has announced a resurgence of #Covid-19 infections and warned that the second wave of #Covid-19 infections will be more devastating than the first wave if not managed well.
The General Manager of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda, Mr Melkamu Abebe said the vaccine will protect families against the pandemic that has far killed 334 people in Uganda.
“The decision to take the #Covid-19 vaccine is voluntary but it is the responsible and the right thing to do. As a company we always do the right things so we must continue to encourage everybody to go and get vaccinated,” he added.
