February 9, 2021 Wongani Chiuta - Nyasa Times 26 Comments
Minister of Health Khumbize Chiponda and Minister of Information Gospel Kazako have announced that government has decided to go ahead with acquiring the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, despite concerns about its efficacy.
Ministers of Infomation Gospel Kazako (L) says no reasons to worry about the vaccine.
“We are going ahead as planned,” said Chiponda on Monday evening.
Malawi has acquired 1.5 million doses and that additional ones were on the way to vaccinate a total of about four and a half million people.
Concerns were raised after a research showed AstraZeneca vaccine offered minimal protection against mild infection from a new variant spreading in the country from South Africa blamed for the surge in virus cases in Malawi.