By NATION REPORTER
ZAMBIANS should ignore social media propaganda on Covid vaccines, including WhatsApp videos against vaccines being spread by conspiracy theorist and the anti-vaccine lobby and only listen to health experts, Health Minister, Jonas Chanda has advised.
Dr Chanda also appealed to those who have been vaccinated to serve as “Vaccine Champions” by encouraging others to be vaccinated so that they could protect themselves and their loved ones against Covid-19. He said 43, 147 people had been vaccinated with an increasing upward trajectory.
“Today marks Day 18 since the national launch of the vaccination programme and it is encouraging to note that we have vaccinated 43, 147 people with an increasing upward trajectory,” said Dr Chanda.
He said currently, the country had 236 vaccination sites countrywide, with 21 sites in Lusaka, 12 in Muchinga, 30 in the Northern, 11 in North-Western, 31 in Eastern, 30 in Central, 27 in Luapula, 35 on the Copperbelt, 30 in Western and nine in Southern.
And Dr Chanda said the ministry had made progress in the printing of vaccination certificates and would begin distribution today, with issuance of the cards expected to commence by mid-week.
“It is gratifying that the Zambian people have come to accept and understand the importance of the Covid-19 vaccines.
“We are very grateful to the health workers in the provinces for all their hard work and efforts to provide the vaccination services as close to our communities as possible through the creation of community vaccination sites,” he said.
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