Cool, but not too cool for the Covid-19 Vaccine
Zambia recorded its first case of the highly contagious Indian COVID-19 variant in a man who recently travelled from the South Asian nation, Zambia’s Health Ministry reported on Tuesday. However, the Mechanics for Africa team is doing all it can to encourage staff and students to have the jab. Health workers are currently prioritised, but fears of the vaccine are so widespread that, in line with Zambian government policy, in Ndola the vaccine is now available to all-comers over the age of 18, which includes all MfA staff and most students. Around twenty out of 120 students and staff have been vaccinated so far. On Saturday, David Phillips joined the MfA trustees and chief executive Gwanire Kalombe to explore all the ways in which MfA can encourage its people to do the sensible thing.
