64,000 Zambians get Covid vaccine, 64% of which are men

HEALTH Minister Dr Jonas Chanda says 64, 011 Zambians have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the past three weeks. And Dr Chanda says the country has recorded 97 new COVID-19 cases out of 4,765 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. In a statement, Thursday, Dr Chanda said on Wednesday 5,029 citizens were vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine bringing the cumulative number of those vaccinated to 64,011. He added that 64 percent of those vaccinated were men while 36 percent were women. “Country men and women, we continue to provide the COVID-19 vaccination in all of Zambia’s districts, both in health facilities and in community vaccination sites. Yesterday (Wednesday), we vaccinated 5,029 persons with the AstraZeneca vaccine, bringing the total…...