Will Zimbabwe Reach The Anticipated Vaccination Herd Immunity

Public is skeptical and misinformed through social media networks like Facebook, Whatsapp and Twitter by celebrities, politicians and prominent public figures By Victor Shonhiwa Zimbabwe recorded its first Covid-19 case in March 2020. Fast forward to 22 February, they launched their national COVID-19 vaccination program using BBIBP-CorV. As of September 2021, about close to 3million people have received their first dose and about more than 2million have received their second dose. With the start of the vaccination program, Health and Child Care Minister Dr. Constatino Chiwenga announced the goal was to vaccinate about 10million Zimbabweans to reach herd immunity by December 2021. The elderly people were first to be inoculated then followed by the majority of the public.