Controversy has erupted in Uganda after the Wall Street Journal reported that President Museveni and top politicians had been "offered" the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine. Similar scandals have erupted in Peru, Lebanon and the Philippines where presidents and politicians have been accused of jumping the queue to get access to Covid vaccines. The government has already said that frontline health staff and workers in essential services will be prioritised. But are politicians essential workers? Arguably the President, his Cabinet ministers and their PSs are essential workers because they head the machinery of government.

Source: The Star February 26, 2021 14:26 UTC