Reports say medical workers in Zimbabwe have been reluctant to take Covid-19 vaccinations received from China.
Some of the reasons given so far are mostly centered on lack of clarity over whether China’s Sinopharm vaccine protects against a virus variant that emerged in neighboring South Africa which is believed to be deadlier.
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The vaccination campaign began last week, but Enock Dongo, president of the 12,000-member Zimbabwe Nurses Association, said that uptake amongst health workers was low.
‘As things stand, people are reluctant,’ Mr. Dongo told newsmen.
Developers of the Sinopharm vaccine say it is 79% effective against coronavirus.
But its efficacy against the more contagious variant, now dominant in Zimbabwe, is however still unclear.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK