Uganda tackles yellow fever with new travel requirement, vaccination campaign for millions

Source: Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
Author: Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Uganda has rolled out a nationwide yellow fever vaccination campaign to help safeguard its population against the mosquito-borne disease that has long posed a threat.

By the end of April, Ugandan authorities had vaccinated 12.2 million of the 14 million people targeted, said Dr. Michael Baganizi, an official in charge of immunization at the health ministry.