As COVID-19 spreads, Zimbabweans rush to get a jab

While the number of people receiving vaccines increases, it is still well below official target of 100,000 daily shots.

Harare, Zimbabwe – Simanga Musarurwa, a 57-year old mother of six, was reluctant about getting a COVID-19 vaccine. But then, tragedy struck nearby. “My neighbour and some people I know from my neighbourhood got infected and died of COVID-19,” said Musarurwa, sitting on a concrete slab outside Warren Park Polyclinic, a facility located west of Harare. She was among a crowd of some 40 people who had gathered at the facility’s gate waiting to be allowed in and receive a shot.