COVID-19 VACCINE: 156 JABBED

By ZANIS:

At least 156 people have so far been vaccinated following the launch of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination campaign at the University Teaching Hospital -UTH- in Lusaka.

Health Minister Jonas Chanda says front-liners such as health workers, media personnel and many other individuals are turning up to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

Dr. Chanda has expressed gratitude to those that vaccinated and further encouraged more opinion shapers to get vaccinated.

He has assured the public that government is working closely with the adverse effects following immunisation (AEFI) surveillance system to ensure that any concerns that will occur are reported as soon as possible as the vaccination is being conducted in a cautious manner.

And the Health Minister has disclosed that in the last 24 hours, Zambia recorded 143 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative number of cases recorded to ninety thousand 532.

He added that there was one Covid-19 related death, bringing the cumulative number of Covid-19 related deaths reordered to date to 1,230.

And 42 people have been discharged, bringing the cumulative number of recoveries to 88,272.

He said there are 168 active cases both under community care and Covid-19 centres.

Dr. Chanda has encouraged continued adherence to the health guidelines despite government rolling out the vaccination campaign, saying there may be a possible third wave in the cold season.

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