Zimbabwes government says it is launching a "national vaccination blitz" targeting those who have not yet been vaccinated in a country where resistance to the shots has been an issue since the program started last year. The drive come amid government concern over rising COVID-19 cases. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said in a statement that the increase in COVID-19 vaccinations on the continent was driven mainly by campaigns in populous countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria.
Guverinoma ya Zimbabwes ivuga ko igiye gutangiza "gukingira igihugu" kwibasira abatarakingirwa mu gihugu aho ikibazo cyo kurwanya amasasu cyabaye ikibazo kuva gahunda yatangira umwaka ushize. Iyi gahunda ije mu gihe leta ihangayikishijwe no kwiyongera kwa COVID-19. Umuyobozi wa OMS mu karere ka Afurika, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, mu ijambo rye yavuze ko kwiyongera kw'inkingo za COVID-19 ku mugabane wa Afurika byatewe ahanini n'ubukangurambaga mu bihugu bituwe cyane, harimo Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Kongo, Etiyopiya, Kenya, na Nijeriya.