In Some African Nations, Armed Police Enforce Covid-19 Vaccinations

KAMPALA, Uganda—A clutch of bus passengers were reluctant to show their Covid-19 vaccination cards at a routine checkpoint on Uganda’s main highway on a recent Monday morning. Health inspectors showed little patience: They called the police.

While countries in some parts of the world have offered all manner of incentives or threats to convince people to get inoculated, from vaccine passports to lottery tickets, some African nations are taking a more aggressive stance by involving law enforcement.