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Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter
SABLES head coach Brendan Dawson has urged stakeholders in the sports industry to take Covid-19 vaccination seriously as a way of bringing normalcy to the industry.
The 53-year-old tactician, who is leading the Sables in a quest for the 2023 Rugby World Cup qualification, said he believes in the power of vaccines to improve the playing environment which has been reeling under the new challenges brought by the pandemic.
“I believe in vaccination and I have been vaccinated. I truly believe in it and I urge all of you to go ahead with it. It saves lives, it has been proved that is saves lives. So I would go for it,” said Dawson.
Currently, sport in Zimbabwe has been suspended under the national lockdown rules. However, the Sables were able to fulfil their World Cup qualifying fixtures last month under strict health protocols.
The Sables sent a bold message that they will not be taking any prisoners in their quest to secure a place at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France with comprehensive back-to-back Rugby Africa Cup victories over Burkina Faso at Old Georgians Sports Club.
The Sables had nine weeks of bubble camp and they managed to come out without any Covid-19 positive cases or incidents of indiscipline.
Dawson said he is in full support of the Covid-19 vaccination awareness drive launched by the Sports and Recreation Commission.
The campaign, dubbed ‘Save Our Sport, get your vaccine jab today,’ has also been endorsed by sports personalities who include Sables skipper Hilton Mudariki, cricketer Sikandar Raza and netball star Felistus Kwangwa.
The Sports Commission said in a statement that they came up with the initiative after realising that sport was one of the most affected industries in the last two years of the pandemic.
According to the Sports Commission, vaccination offers a window of hope towards a safer resumption of sporting activities in the country.
The campaign is expected to gather momentum through a series of adverts across media platforms.
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