School Kids In Certain Ugandan Districts To Go Home For The Holidays A Full Two Weeks Early — To Help Arrest The Current Ebola Outbreak…

This is a very sensible move, as now at least eight school-aged kids have died in the current outbreak around the capital city of Kampala.

We continue to await early word on how that experimental Sabin Institute Sudan variant-specific vaccine candidate is fairing in contract / ring settings, on the ground, there.

And the latest, via Reuters reporting this morning:

…Uganda will shorten the school term by two weeks to reduce daily contact amongst students and help curb the spread of Ebola, the education minister said on Tuesday….

As of Monday, the country had recorded a total of 135 confirmed cases and 53 deaths, according to the health ministry….

And… please… please do go vote. Let your voice be… heard. And take your kids, let them see that this… matters! I’m headed there, now.

नमस्ते

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