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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Namibia on Tuesday launched an initiative to encourage and mobilize Namibians from all walks of life to get vaccinated, and to debunk rumors and misinformation that are contributing to vaccination hesitancy.<\/p>\n

The initiative dubbed the \u201cTourism Sector COVID-19 Vaccination Drive in Namibia\u201d was launched in Windhoek by Namibia\u2019s Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta.<\/p>\n

Shifeta said the main objective of this drive is to foster awareness in the tourism fraternity, among employees and tourism businesses about the importance of COVID-19 vaccination in order to achieve head immunity among the targeted population and its momentous positive role these may create in stimulating tourism and travel demand to the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is my understanding that commencing the travel and tourism sector, post COVID-19, relies on the success of the COVID-19\u2019s robust public health measures, the sectoral health protocols implemented, and above all the percentage coverage of the vaccinated target population,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the launch, Ben Nangombe, Namibia\u2019s Health Ministry executive director, said the private sector, including the tourism sector, are key partners and stakeholders in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour participation, standing side-by-side with government has helped in so many ways to save lives, and keep the economy afloat,\u201d he said, adding that the launch of the initiative comes at the right time to increase uptake and vaccination coverage in the general population.<\/p>\n

According to the health ministry, as of Jan. 17, Namibia administered 413,876 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines, translating to 23.3 percent of the target population of 1,7 million. The figure of the vaccine eligible population was adjusted from the initial 1,5 million, with the addition of children 12 years older and a total of 351,690 persons are fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese figures are still far behind where we need to be as a country to control the pandemic,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

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