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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The South African<\/b> – ZIMBABWEAN government officials have announced that they are in talks with Russia over procuring a shipment of the Sputnik V vaccine.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe is set to acquire a procurement of the Sputnik V vaccines produced by Russia, according to the country\u2019s state-owned media agency Sunday Mail, which said over the weekend that a Russian embassy official had informed them that talks are in advanced stages.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working out on the modalities,\u201d the aforementioned Russian official, Anastasia Samoylenko, said, with Zimbabwean President Emerson Mnangagwa adding that \u201cThe Covid-19 vaccines which have been scientifically ascertained to be safe will be made available soon\u201d.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe to receive \u2018free\u2019 Chinese vaccine shipment too<\/b><\/p>\n

In addition to whatever procurement is acquired from the Russians, Zimbabwe is also expecting to immunise 100,000 of its citizens against Covid-19 courtesy of a donation by China, which is expected to arrive this week.<\/p>\n

Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga said last week announced a dramatic U-turn on Zimbabwe\u2019s vaccination stance when he said that the government would do what it can to ensure that all citizens receive a vaccine. This is a major change in position for the administration, which previously said that private citizens would need to procure a vaccine for themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government of Zimbabwe will roll out Covid-19 vaccines for free, to all our citizens who may wish to be vaccinated,\u201d he said during a virtual World Cancer Day commemoration.<\/p>\n

Rival party MDC Alliance called for transparency in the country\u2019s vaccine rollout.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the basic minimum we expect of those who collect our taxes. We demand that the vaccination roll out programme be made public. It must be transparent, evidence-based and free of any form of corruption. Health care is our constitutional right,\u201d said Fadzayi Mahere.<\/p>\n

How effective is the Sputnik V?<\/b><\/p>\n

Initially scrutinised by the West, the Russian Sputnik V vaccine has produced a 92% efficacy according to the latest reports determining vaccine effectiveness, and has now been approved for use in at least 20 countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. The South African – ZIMBABWEAN government officials have announced that they are in talks with Russia over procuring a shipment of the Sputnik V vaccine. 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