Over 800 people vaccinated forCOVID-19 in Yei River, Taskforce confirms

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The COVID-19 taskforce technical working group reported on Saturday that 832 people got vaccinated in Yei River County.


Yei Hospital Coordinator Dr. John Manya said there is high demand for the vaccines in Yei as they have vaccinated many people in five days from the 1000 doses sent by the national taskforce, Radio Easter reported.


Dr Manya said the national Taskforce are impressed with the result and they are will to send another 1500 dose on Tuesday.


Dr Joyce Dominic revealed that more men got the vaccination compared to women and she attributed this lower turn up of women to various misconception going around about COVID-19 vaccine.


The doctor cautioned that pregnant women and health workers are at high risk of getting COVID-19 if they are not vaccinated.


She advised that it does not affect women during menstruation period.

Dr Joyce explained that only 28 people were reported with mild site effects from the 832 people vaccinated, but that it did not affected them on their daily activities.


She revealed those headache, fever, general body pain which can be treated by paracetamols are the only mild site effects.