Category: #COVID19

Include Journalists In The COVID-19 Priority Vaccine Rollout Says MISA

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THE Media Institute of Southern Africa Zimbabwe (MISA Zimbabwe) has called upon government to prioritise and also include journalists among the first priority groups listed for the COVID-19 vaccination rollout programme. Staff Reporter Speaking through their virtual platforms, MISA said Journalists were an equal risk of contracting the Coronavirus as other sectors that have been declared essential sectors. Our request is informed by the fact that the media was declared an essential service in terms of Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 regulations. Journalists, together with other essential priority groups, are frontline workers that…

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First 200 000 Doses Of Chinese Vaccine Arrive In Zimbabwe

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Xinhua: A batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China arrived in Robert Mugabe International Airport in Zimbabwe’s capital here on early Monday morning. The 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines are the first batch that Zimbabwe has received as it steps up efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccines will cover all frontline health workers firstly, and the excess will be extended to vulnerable groups such as the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions, according to Zimbabwe’s vaccine deployment strategy. Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, together…

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First Batch Of Chinese Vaccine Now Airborne, Arriving In Zimbabwe At 3:00 AM

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THE first batch of Covid-19 200 000 Sinopharm  COVID-19 vaccine is already on its way to Zimbabwe and will be arriving at the Robert Mugabe International Airport at 03:00 in the morning on February 15, 2021. The consignment of 200 000 Sinopharm vaccine doses donated to Zimbabwe by the People’s Republic of China will be received by the Vice President and Health and Child Care Minister, Dr. Constantino G. D. N. Chiwenga.

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Involve Civil Society In COVID-19 Vaccine Processes To Get Community Buy in Says CWGH

Michael Gwarisa

THE Community Working Group of Health (CWGH) Executive Director Mr Itai Rusika has called on the Zimbabwean government to engage Civil Society Organizations throughout the the vaccine rollout process since they already have structures and active involvement at grassroots level. By Michael Gwarisa His call also comes hot on the heels of an announcement by deputy minister of health and child care Dr John Mangwiro where he said the vaccine would be distributed immediately  after after arrival to all the country’s 10 provinces. This has however not gone down well…

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First Batch Of Sinopharm Vaccine To Be distributed In Zim Immediately After Arrival Next Week

Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE will on Monday, February 15, 2021 receive a donation of the Sinopharm Vaccine from the Republic of China which is set to be distributed immediately after arrival according to a top government official. By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe has purchased 600 000 on top of the 200 000 Sinopharm vaccine doses which were donated by the Government of China. The Sinopharm vaccine has efficacy rates ranging from 76 to 86% and has already been used by other countries in controlling COVID-19. Speaking during a televised briefing on the COVID-19 Vaccine…

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Chii Chinombonzi Vaccine Kana Kuti Nhomba Ye COVID-19?

Michael Gwarisa

NYIKA dzakawanda pasi rose kusanganisira nyika yedu ye Zimbabwe dzirikugadzirira kutambira mushonga nemajekiseni achange achishandiswa kubaya vanhu kuti vadzivirirwe kubva kuchirwere che COVID-19 chinokonzerwa nehutachiwana hwe Coronavirus. By Michael Gwarisa Nyika ye Zimbabwe mumazuva mashoma arikutevera ichange ichigamuchira Vaccine re COVID-19 kubva kunyika ye China nedzimwe nyika dzakavimbisa kuti dzichazenge dzichibatsira Zimbabwe mukurwisana ne denda iri. Amwe ema Vaccine atinofanira kutarisira kuwana anoti iwo SINOPHARM reku China, COVAX ratichawana kuburukidza nerubatsiro rwe nyika ye United Kingdom (UK) ichibatsiran ne bazi re World Health Organisation (WHO) nemamwewo akadaro. Mutungamiri we nyika…

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Africa COVID-19 Deaths Increase By 40% As Continent Marks One Years Since Recording First Case

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DEATHS from COVID-19 in Africa have surged by 40% in the last month, pushing Africa’s death toll towards 100 000 since the first reported case on the continent on 14 February 2020. This comes as Africa battles new, more contagious variants and gears up for its largest-ever vaccination drive. By Staff Reporter Over 22 300 deaths were reported in Africa in the last 28 days, compared with nearly 16 000 deaths in the previous 28 days. The continent is expected to reach 100 000 deaths in the coming days. Thirty-two…

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Harare City Clinics Hit By Massive Resignations As Nurses Flee For Greener Pastures

Michael Gwarisa

ALL is not well in most City of Harare run health institutions following a massive exodus of nurses and healthcare workers at the back of ill-treatment and poor living and working conditions, HealthTimes has learnt. By Michael Gwarisa According to information gathered by this publication, the  City of Harare salaries department could be sitting on a stockpile of resignation letters while only a handful have since been processed. Investigations done by this publication indicate that to date, nurses who have resigned as from 14 July 2020 when they embarked on…

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Vaccine Will Be Voluntary says Zim Government

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INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, senator Monica Mutsvangwa says that the administration of the COVID-19 Vaccine will be voluntary and wont’ be forced on any citizen. By Staff Reporter Addressing a Post Cabinet Media Briefing, Senator Mutsvangwa said the it was imperative that the country accelerates the acquisition of vaccines in order to halt a potential third wave. Cabinet was informed that the country is saddled with a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that has manifested in high infection and death rates countrywide, with the compounding factor being…

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