Tag: VACCINE

CHIKOTE REQUESTS FAO FUND VACCINATION PLANT

Fisheries and Livestock Minister MAKOZO CHIKOTE has called on the Food and Agriculture Organization -FAO- to consider funding a vaccination manufacturing plant in Zambia. Mr. CHIKOTE says this will help mitigate the spread of livestock diseases in the Country. He was speaking when FAO country representative paid a courtesy call on him at his office…

JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE ARRIVE

  By Etambuyu Katota- One hundred fifty-one thousand  two hundred doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine have arrived in the country. Health Permanent Secretary Technical Services KENNEDY MALAMA who received the vaccines at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport said guidance on distribution and administering will be start tomorrow. Dr. MALAMA said the vaccines will…

ASTRAZENECA SECOND DOSE VACCINATION STARTS

By Chansa Kunda-Government has commenced the second round of vaccination for the Second dose of the AstraZeneca Vaccine. Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Technical Services KENNEDY MALAMA the first people who received the Vaccine during the first phase will receive the second dosage to boost their immune system to 98 percent. He was speaking during…

South Africa receives Pfizer Covid vaccines

(BBC)South Africa on Sunday night received the first batch of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to boost its vaccination programme. The doses will be received every week, with a total of 4.5 million doses expected by end of June. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize tweeted photos of the Pfizer vaccines arriving. h Africa resumed vaccination using the Johnson…

Kenya’s anti-vaccine doctor dies of Covid

(BBC) A prominent Kenyan doctor who became an anti-vaccine campaigner and conspiracy theorist has died from the disease. Dr. Stephen Karanja said it was unnecessary to vaccinate Kenyans against Covid-19. Instead, he argued for steam inhalation and a cocktail of drugs, including hydroxychloroquine and zinc. He also spread conspiracy theories, involving Bill Gates and population…

FOOTBALLERS TOLD TO TAKE COVID-19 VACCINE JAB

By Prince Chiyuni-The Football Association of Zambia -FAZ- has called on football clubs to encourage  players to take the COVID-19 vaccine. FAZ General Secretary Adrian Kashala says ensuring that players are vaccinated will greatly help in the fight against the pandemic among football players. Kashala added that clubs should take advantage of the ongoing mass…
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