Category: #COVID19

Private Health Sector Should Not Profiteer From Vaccines-CWGH

Michael Gwarisa

THE Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) Executive Director, Mr Itai Rusike says the ongoing private sector vaccination drive should not compromise availability of vaccine stocks in the public sector where majority of citizens are getting vaccinated. By Michael Gwarisa His plea follows reports that some public health institutions as well as local authority facilities were having challenges and struggling to administer the first dose while private players administering vaccines were fully stocked with both first and second doses. Speaking to HealthTimes, Mr Rusike said even though Zimbabwe should be…

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Delta Variant Now Accounts For 98% COVID-19 Infections In Zimbabwe

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INFORMATION minister, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa genomic sequencing for COVID-19 has confirmed that Delta variant was responsible for majority of infections in the country. Health Reporter Speaking during a Post Cabinet Media briefing, Senator Mutsvangwa said a comprehensive genomic sequencing report would soon be made public. A genomic sequencing for COVID-19 samples collected in Harare revealed that 98% of the samples were of the Delta variant. The citizenry is informed that the national genomic sequencing survey is in progress and the results will be announced to the public,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.…

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Young People With HIV Lament COVID Impact On Healthcare Workers

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ZIMBABWE Young Positives (ZY+), a youth led network that advocates for the needs of Young People Living With HIV (A & YPLHIV) has bemoaned the pressure COVID-19 has exerted on health systems which has resulted in healthcare workers being overwhelmed and turning a blind eye to the Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) needs of YPLHIV. By Patricia Mashiri Speaking during a media engagement on bodily autonomy funded by AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA), Chido Katsiga, the Assistant Communications and Advocacy Officer ZY+ said the COVID-19 pandemic has…

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No Evidence Of Drug Interaction Between ARVs And COVID-19 Vaccines- MoHCC

Michael Gwarisa

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has says there is no possibility of drug interaction if a Person Living with HIV (PLHIV) takes the COVID-19 vaccine, hence persons with HIV and on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) should not hesitate to get the jab. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking during a virtual Media Briefing on HIV and COVID-19 vaccines that was organized by the Zimbabwe Association of Church Related Hospitals (ZACH), Mr Paul Chinakidzwa the Health Promotions Manager in the Ministry of Health said the COVID-19 vaccines for which WHO has…

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Belvedere Medical Center Launches Corporate Vaccination Program

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BELVEDERE Medical Center (BMC) has introduced a corporate Vaccination Program in a bid to ease pressure on public and council vaccination facilities. Those willing to get their employees vaccinated can Contact BMC and they will come to organisation’s site and vaccinate staff at a minimal administration fee! Call thme on toll free 08080525 or 08677186799 or WhatsApp 0736135617 or email [email protected] and make your booking.

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Vaccines Not Responsible For Coronavirus Mutations and Waves Says WHO Zimbabwe

Michael Gwarisa

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) Zimbabwe COVID-19 Team Leader, Dr Lincoln Charimari has poured water on a common myth that COVID-19 waves and variants could be emanating from vaccines. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking during a virtual media training on Fact Checking that was hosted by the Gender Media Connect (GMC) in collaboration with the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Dr Charimari said a lot of misinformation has been going on especially on social media regarding vaccines and coronavirus strains and waves. You must note that COVID-19 Waves and vaccines…

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COVID-19 VACCINATION: The Facts

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THE COVID-19 third wave has been something else in Zimbabwe. It has exceeded the damage causes by the first and second waves combined by a huge margin, and many lives have been claimed. Several families have lost two or more members, and the extent of social disruption is unimaginable. I have come across families that have lost both parents, young couples have been disrupted, pregnant mothers have departed from us, and some have left their neonates. This indeed has been a very sad time for us Zimbabweans, and has been…

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CDC Warns That Delta Variant Now Infecting Vaccinated People, The Variant Is More Contagious Than Chicken Pox

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THE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a stern warning about the delta variant of the coronavirus: “Acknowledge the war has changed.” Now, it says even vaccinated people are able to readily spread the virus. That is part of the message from a recent internal presentation prepared by the CDC detailing findings, some of which are considered preliminary, on the dangers posed by the delta variant, which has already led to a spike in cases in the United States. The document, obtained Friday by NBC News and first…

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Smokers At High Risk Of Getting COVID-19

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Dr Lincoln Charimari, the World Health Organization (WHO) Zimbabwe COVID-19 Response Manager, has dispelled the myth that smokers have a high chance of surviving COVID-19 and advised them to get vaccinated. By Patricia Mashiri Speaking to HealthTimes, Dr Charimari said, “Smoking is actually a risk of developing severe disease and dying from it. It damages the lungs and any condition that damages the lungs worsens COVID-19. There is no evidence that smokers spread the virus faster than non-smokers. The vaccine is safe for smokers in the same way it is…

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