On 3rd November 2020, the Uganda Ministry of Health made a request to the Uganda National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (UNITAG) for advice on a) allocation framework and criteria to be used to prioritize COVID-19 vaccine recipients in the initial phase of vaccine scarce supply; b) vaccine selection in the event that more than one vaccine is prequalified and approved for use by WHO; c) what steps should be taken to mitigate vaccine hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccines especially among high priority groups and most appropriate methods for communication. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19). First identified in Wuhan (Hubei, China) in December of 2019, it has since been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March of 2020.
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