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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Public health specialist Dr. Christopher Dube says myths and misconception over Covid-19 Vaccination being peddled on social media have negatively affected the campaign to increase vaccination uptake.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Health is currently implementing a Covid-19 Vaccination campaign aimed at ensuring that 2 million Zambians are fully vaccinated by 25 December 2021. Dr. Dube from Ndola District Health Office said even some health workers were resisting Covid-19 vaccination because of myths and misconception.<\/p>\n

He said the Ministry of Health in Ndola is now engaging stakeholders such as councilors, chiefs and the clergy in a bid to encourage more people to get the Covid-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n

Dr. Dube announced that the Ndola Health Office will next week launch the door to door campaign and visit some campaigns to encourage more people to get vaccinated. Speaking on a Radio Icengelo Programme on Friday, Dr. Dube emphasised that people who have been vaccinated are less likely to die from Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cMyths and misconceptions have been the major challenge that has caused what we would call vaccine hesitancy. So we have our public health unit and I think they are trying to do their best to ensure that we have sensitization activities on Covid-19 vaccination. We have also come up with one-on-one focus group discussion for those who have serious questions on vaccination,\u201d Dr. Dube said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis challenge initially was not just for the community out there, even for health workers we have had challenges and it\u2019s only now that we have seen a lot of our health workers getting vaccinated. At least we are now over 90 % vaccinated as health workers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis social media information is everywhere. Social media has really dealt a bad blow to the campaign on vaccination. If you talk about myths others are religious. I think the major issue has been the issue of knowledge just like the Bible says \u2018my people perish for lack of knowledge\u2019 so knowledge on Covid-19 vaccinations is something that needs to be out there,\u201d Dr. Dube said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Ndola District Health Office is expecting to vaccinate 83,000 people by Christmas. Ndola has 34 public health facilities where vaccines are being administered.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zambia. Public health specialist Dr. Christopher Dube says myths and misconception over Covid-19 Vaccination being peddled on social media have negatively affected the campaign to increase vaccination uptake. The Ministry of Health is currently implementing a Covid-19 Vaccination campaign aimed at ensuring that 2 million Zambians are fully vaccinated by 25 December 2021. 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