HARARE, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government on Thursday started to roll out its COVID-19 inoculation program following the arrival of the first consignment of the Sinopharm vaccines donated by the Chinese government.
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga who doubles as the health minister became the first one to receive a Sinopharm jab, kicking off the vaccination drive that aims to inoculate at least 10 million of the country's 16 million citizens to achieve herd immunity.
Zimbabwe received 200,000 vaccines from China on Monday. The country has so far recorded 35,423 positive cases and 1,418 deaths.
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