Harare records lowest Covid-19 vaccination uptake

Zim Now Writer

The National Covid-19 Inter-Ministerial Committee Chairman, Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Constatino Chiwenga has reported that Harare has the least number of people to have been vaccinated compared to other provinces.

Dr Chiwenga said an exercise will be carried out across the country to increase vaccination uptake with a current record of 58.4 percent nationwide.

“The pandemic remains under control. To maintain the situation, all Ministers will lead teams to all provinces across the country to ramp vaccination uptake, with special focus on Harare where uptake is low,” he said.

The Health and Child Care Minister added that the exercise will apply in the Midlands and Mashonaland West provinces where there is low uptake of the second dose vaccination as well.

Dr Chiwenga revealed that 6 565 695 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine had been administered, while 4 933 944 people had received their second dose and 1 225 359 received their third dose.

As of November 20, 2022, the country had reported 258 914 cumulative cases with 252 762 recoveries and 5 616 cumulative deaths and 516 active cases.