Mangwiro defends Zim vaccines choice

Zimbabwe’s choice of COVID-19 vaccines was guided by several factors, with storage conditions being the most critical, a government official has said.

Speaking at the launch of the private sector vaccination programme, Health deputy minister John Mangwiro said some of the vaccines required storage conditions not attainable in the country.

This, Mangwiro said, led to a choice of vaccines with a -30 degrees limit compared to others that needed temperature storage of around -75 degrees.

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