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Has China said its Covid-19 vaccines are less effective?
A Zimbabwean online publication, Pindula, April 11, 2021, carried a story under the headline: China Admits Its Coronavirus Vaccines’ Effectiveness Is Low in which the publication claimed China’s top disease control official had said Chinese-developed Covid-19…
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Fact sheet: India’s Covaxin Covid-19 vaccine
Zimbabwe on March 29, received a batch of 35 000 Covaxin Covid-19 vaccines, which are part of the 75 000 doses donated by India. Covaxin joins two other Chinese vaccines – Sinopharm and Sinovac –…
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Can people currently infected with Covid-19 get vaccinated?
Zimbabwe is currently in the second phase of its Covid-19 vaccination campaign. The Country is using Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines both from China. Information on Sinopharm vaccine Sinopharm is a type of inactivated (Vero cell) vaccine…
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Fact sheet: Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine
Zimbabwe this month received a batch of 200 000 Sinovac vaccines purchased from China, which will be used in the country’s second phase of the vaccination programme, together with the Sinopharm already in use. What…
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Youths boiling sanitary pads to get high: A global problem
Claim: Zimbabwean youths are boiling sanitary pads, diapers to get high. Source: Social media posts on Twitter and WhatsApp. Verdict: True Several local news outlets carried reports that some Zimbabwean youths were turning to boiled…
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Fact sheet: AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is one of the Covid-19 vaccines listed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for emergency use. The vaccine is recommended for the following group of people · Persons with comorbidities that have been…
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Fact sheet: Understanding the COVAX facility
What is COVAX? COVAX is a global effort in which the World Health Organisation (WHO) with support from funding partners is distributing vaccines to countries across the globe, to ensure all countries including the poor…
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Fact-check: Zim does not have the highest data tariffs in Africa
Claim: 2019 Study says Zimbabwe has highest data tariffs in Africa Verdict: False The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has dismissed as false, a 2019 study by howmuch.net that claimed Zimbabwe had the most…
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Fake! Govt not offering Covid-19 survival grants
Claim: A message circulating on Whatsapp claimed the government was offering Covid-19 grants Verdict: FALSE The viral message with the link to the website http://bit.ly/Support-Fund-Apply claimed that there is a Government Covid-19 support grant. “First-time applicants receive payments…
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Has ZUPCO introduced a Covid-19 vaccination bus passport?
Claim: ZUPCO has introduced a Covid-19 bus passport and commuters have to produce the card to prove that they have been vaccinated before boarding. Verdict: False Contacted for a comment, ZUPCO Southern Region Manager Tinaye Rwasoka…
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