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The bill has been submitted to a parliamentary committee, which is considering it, the head of the national vaccination programme, Alfred Driwale, told Reuters.
In this way we want to help prevent the disease, to prevent deaths. Given the impact the pandemic has had on the economy, this law is necessary, he said.
In Uganda, a country of 45 million, only 12.7 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered so far, according to the country's health ministry. Reuters was unable to ascertain when the bill is expected to be voted on in parliament.
Drivalle did not specify what the penalties would be for non-compliance with the mandatory vaccination measure. Uganda fully opened its economy tong last month after two years of restrictive measures against the spread of the pandemic, which included curfews and closures of borders, schools and businesses.
The strict measures helped contain the spread of the coronavirus, but drew strong opposition for their economic impact. The African country has recorded about 162,000 infections and 3,500 deaths due to complications of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to health ministry figures.
Government officials have repeatedly expressed discontent over low vaccination rates, even at times when vaccines were in short supply, stressing that the benefits of containing the spread of the virus to date are being compromised.
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