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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau
Health officials in Matabeleland South have started vaccinating those frontline workers in the most rural parts of the province who are vulnerable and at risk of contracting Covid19.
Provincial Nursing Officer Sister Joyce Dube said they had received Sinopharm doses to cover 5000 people.
She said they opted to start with those in the furthest and remote areas, where it would be difficult to reach out early in cases of emergency.
“The idea is to start inoculating those that are more vulnerable because of their locations in areas where the road network and communication facilities are a challenge.
“So, we need to lessen the burden on such a group of workers. We will move into urban areas from next week,” said the PNO.
She said the programme was continuing with fewer challenges and that between Monday and Tuesday they had administered the vaccines to 154 people.
Sister Dube said they were yet to get the actual figures from other areas where cellular network signal was a challenge.
Among those expected to take the jabs are border workers at the Mlambapele, Maitengwe, Mpoengs, Plumtree, and Beitbridge border posts.
In Beitbridge, the district medical officer, Dr Lenos Samhere said they had received vaccines to cover 1402 frontline workers.
“The programme is going on well without any challenges and so we expect our numbers to peak next week. We are having low numbers currently because these centres are manned by fewer members of staff,” said Dr Samhere.
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