Kiryandongo district local government has received a consignment of 470 vials amounting to 4700 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

The consignment was received on March 09,2021 by the District COVID-19 taskforce represented by the resident District Commissioner and other health team members.

The first consignment is meant for the frontline health workers who have been categorized as a high risk population.

Peter Debele the RDC Kiryandongo has called upon the health workers to ensure they receive the doses for their health. He also warned against abuse of the vaccines and asked the health workers to ensure the vaccines reach the right recipients.

This vaccine will be administered twice with the second dose at eight weeks after the first one.