Zimbabwean President, Cabinet Gets Cholera Vaccine
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa together with members of his cabinet received doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) in a bid to encourage people in areas being targeted by health officials to get vaccinated.
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The government has rolled out an OCV programme in the city’s high-density suburbs as part of measures to contain the spread of the disease and is targeting no fewer than 1.4 million people.
High-density suburbs of Glen View and Budiriro, in southwest Harare, were identified as the epicenter of the outbreak.
“Mnangagwa said it is necessary for people to get the dose as a prevention measure,’’ state ir jordan 4 tour yellow 200 media reported.
Members of Parliament also received their vaccines recently.
The vaccination programme, which started on Oct. 3 in the most affected suburbs, will be rolled over to other areas to the southern, eastern and northern parts of the city.
Health officials have expressed concern that people in the areas that had been hard hit by the outbreak are not presenting themselves to be vaccinated in huge numbers as had been anticipated.
