Fredrick Moyo
Masvingo Covid-19 Provincial Taskforce spokesperson Rodgers Irimayi has said citizens in the province should take advantage of the second vaccination campaign blitz that kicked off on May 3, 2022.
The country launched a two phased vaccination campaign blitz with the first that began in March 2022 taking off to a slow response in vaccine uptake while the second that kicked off on May 3 is now in full swing.
Speaking to TellZim News Irimayi confirmed that the province is currently holding its second phase of the vaccination campaign blitz and urged citizens to take advantage of the blitz.
“Currently the country is prioritizing the second phase of the vaccination campaign blitz that started on May 3 and during this campaign blitz, we are saying all those eligible to be vaccinated should get their jabs, which means all those who are 12 years and above should be vaccinated.
“Our teams are all over the province carrying out the outreach programme, they are going where people are much concentrated like at work places, markets, town centres and in schools,” said Irimayi.
He encouraged all eligible people to get vaccinated and those who are fully vaccinated to go for the booster shot so that the spread of the deadly virus can be limited as the winter season is drawing nearer and cases are on the rise.
“We are encouraging people to get vaccinated to minimize the spread of the virus, we have those who have chronic diseases and those old ages, they should also get vaccinated as they are vulnerable to the virus.
“Those who had their first and second doses are also encouraged to go for the booster shot after six months from second doses. As we are entering the winter season, cases are on the surge and people need to be vaccinated to curb the spread, we lost a life in Chiredzi on May 10 due to Covid-19 so people need to take advantage of this outreach programme and get vaccinated,” added Irimayi.
As at May 11, Masvingo province had 521 PCR tests, 12 new cases with one recovery and no death recoded. Cumulative cases stands at 21 555 with 21 315 recoveries and 205 deaths.
