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Cholera vaccinations start next week

A TOTAL of 153 active cholera treatment centres have been set up across the country to curb the spread of the water-borne disease as cases continue to surge with the Ministry of Health and Child Care successfully applying for the allocatio…

Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 04:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt scraps mandatory wearing of masks, Covid-19 vaccination certificate requirement

THE Zimbabwean government has scrapped the mandatory wearing of masks and now allows tourists to come into the country without any proof of vaccination or Covid-19 PRC tests.This comes after the World Health Organization's (WHO) announced …

Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Vaccination blitz: Zimbabwe reaches 10m dose mark

ZIMBABWE has now administered 10 million jabs of Covid-19 vaccines with more than half the targeted population aged 12 and over now having had their first dose, a pair of major milestones in the national programmeAccording to the latest fi…

Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Vaccination deadline for civil servants

As Zimbabwe hit 2 million people fully vaccinated against Covid-19, all civil servants were placed under legal orders to be fully vaccinated with both jabs of an approved Covid-19 vaccine by October 15 and if they refuse they will face dis…

Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Apostolic sect sets condition for COVID-19 vaccines

MEMBERS of the apostolic sect have said they were ready to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but the government should bring the programme right at the shrines to speed up the process.Speaking on the sidelines of the Marondera herd immunity …

Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

ZCTU: Get vaccinated or get out of work

THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has threatened to sue the government for its "no-jab-no-work" policy which bars any unvaccinated civil service and parastatal worker from entering government premises and will take away medical …

Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:36hrs | 11 | by Nevanji Madanhire

Canada vs Zimbabwe: Two divergent paths of Covid-19 vaccination

When mother-of-three Amanda Wood heard that hundreds of coronavirus shots were available for teens, only one thing prevented her from racing to the vaccination site at a Toronto high school - her 13-year-old daughter's fear of needles.Wood…

Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 18:20hrs | 1 | by AP

US stung but unfazed over Zimbabwe vaccine rejection

THE United States yesterday said it was unfazed by the Zimbabwean government's actions of undermining their assistance to fight the ravaging COVID19 pandemic and remained committed to assisting millions of its population. US Senate Foreign…

Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:28hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe vaccination drive hits 2 million milestone

The 2 millionth Covid-19 vaccine dose was jabbed into an arm on Thursday afternoon as Zimbabwe's national vaccination programme accelerated even further and once the extra doses yesterday were counted the totals were 1 400 905 first doses …

Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe extends Covid-19 vaccination to private sector

Health experts have welcomed the move by the government to extend the Covid-19 vaccination campaign to the private sector saying it would speed up the uptake of the vaccine.As part of the conditions, private health facilities would be requ…

Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 17:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Shortage of staff slows Bulawayo mass vaccination

A SHORTAGE of health workers is dampening the mass vaccination drive in Bulawayo as centres are being overwhelmed resulting in some residents being turned away. Under the mass vaccination exercise which was launched two weeks ago, about 30…

Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo vaccination centres overwhelmed

COVID-19 vaccination centres in Bulawayo are overwhelmed as scores of residents continue to flock to local clinics to get inoculated under the ongoing mass vaccination programme which started on Monday. Health personnel are failing to cope…

Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland North targets mass vaccination in hotspots

MATEBELELAND North province is planning to embark on mass vaccination of people in COVID-19 hotspot areas in order to curb the spread of the virus.This was said by the Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo who told Southern Eye that som…

Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mass vaccination for Bulawayo vendors

BULAWAYO will today embark on a mass vaccination exercise targeting the informal sector which will see 15 000 people from hotspot areas being inoculated in the next 10 days.The province is targeting to vaccinate at least 400 000 residents …

Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Vendors demand to be prioritised during vaccination

INFORMAL traders associations yesterday called on the Health ministry to prioritise its members during the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination exercise.Government has said that vendors would not be allowed to conduct business at public trading pl…

Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Travel agent shunts foreigners to Zimbabwe for COVID-19 jabs

A SOUTH AFRICAN travel agent is reportedly making a killing by bringing South Africans to Zimbabwe for COVID-19 vaccination in a scheme that involves some government officials and a local private hospital.The Boyz Travel Merchants is charg…

Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 19:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

3rd wave triggers stampede for vaccination

THE COVID-19 third wave, already wreaking havoc in the country, has triggered a stampede for vaccines, with statistics showing a fourfold increase in the number of people being inoculated across the country within 24 hours.The demand has f…

Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 07:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe starts issuing Covid-19 vaccination 'passport'

ZIMBABWE has started issuing a specialised electronic Covid-19 vaccination card with security features that shall be used for traveling purposes outside the country. Members of the public who get vaccinated against Covid-19 will get the ph…

Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:38hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo warms up to Covid-19 vaccination

BULAWAYO residents have warmed up to the Covid-19 vaccination drive amid revelations by health officials that as many as 2 000 people are coming forward on a daily basis for inoculation compared to only a few hundred weeks ago.The vaccinat…

Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Fake vaccination certificates scam: 457 cards missing from clinic

Checks at Chitungwiza's Seke South Clinic have found 457 Covid-19 vaccination cards are missing as police investigations intensify into a ring that was selling cards, completed with details of vaccine doses, for US$25 each to people who wa…

Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora wants compulsory vaccination

LAST week in the resort town of Victoria Falls, President Mnangagwa received his first Covid-19 jab at an event witnessed by several political leaders, who included main opposition leader Mr Douglas Mwonzora who leads the MDC-T. The Herald…

Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

No vaccination certificate, no drink at the pub

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested this week that some pubs might require customers to produce vaccine certificates, an idea that he had previously deemed unlikely. Almost 29 million people have received their first vaccine dos…

Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 08:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Makandiwa a 'Sanballat and Tobiah' of our time

Over decades and if not centuries, the world vaccinated and controlled measles. The world vaccinated and stopped polio in its tracks. Tuberculosis is under control because of vaccination. The same goes with many other diseases that inflict…

Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 17:19hrs | 1 | by Tirivanhu Kateera

Covid-19 vaccination: So far so good

Covid-19 vaccination started on February 18, 2021 in our country, making Zimbabwe one of the first 10 countries to roll out this important programme. The national airline, Air Zimbabwe, had to fly to China to get our vaccines.The Ministry …

Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:48hrs | 2 | by Johannes Marisa

Bulawayo vaccinates 400 frontliners

OVER 400 frontline workers have taken the Covid-19 vaccine in Bulawayo within two days of the rolling out of the programme in the city. Bulawayo has four teams vaccinating frontline workers who were placed at the forefront of the programme…

Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

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