Ugandans Would Face Fines, Jail for Refusing COVID-19 Jab Under New Law

Ugandans Would Face Fines, Jail for Refusing COVID-19 Jab Under New Law
Students register and have their temperatures taken at Bukere Secondary School in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, Kyegegwa District, Uganda, on Jan. 11, 2022. Esther Ruth Mbabazi/Reuters
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KAMPALA—Uganda plans to impose fines on people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who fail to pay could be sent to prison under a new public health law which lawmakers are scrutinising, parliament said on Tuesday.

Although the East African country started administering COVID-19 jabs nearly a year ago, only about 16 million jabs have been administered in a population of 45 million.