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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa Scheduled to Receive First Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Tomorrow

by Eric Olander

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa will head to the resort city of Victoria Falls tomorrow to receive his first injection of a COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinovac and kick off the second phase of the country’s national vaccination drive. 

Last week, Zimbabwe took delivery of a batch of 344,000 doses of Chinese-made vaccines that included a mix of purchased and donated jabs. (THE ZIMBABWE MAIL)

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