Ukuhlatshwa ijekiseni yokuvikela umkhuhlane eye Covid-19 Sinopharm Vaccine, kuqhubekele phambili ngoMvulo, eHarare lendaweni ezigombolozele leli dolobho ezigoqela eChitungwiza.
Odokotela abasebenzela esibhedlea seParirenyatwa babe ngabakuqala ukuthola ijekiseni ele Covid-19 Sinopharm Vaccine, ngoMvulo ngesikhathi uhulumende eqakathekisa uhlelo lokuhlatshwa ijekiseni kuzisebenzi zempilakahle.
ODokotela bakuqala ukuhlatshwa bagoqedla uDokotela Asaph Ziruma, uDokotela Tafadzwa Tsikira loDokotela Munyaradzi Katiro.
Izisebenzi ze mpilakahale ezifika inkulungwane ezintathu-3000 eParirenyatwa zikhangelelwe uhlatshwa ijekiseni le Sinopharm phansi kwehlandla lakuqala lwalolu hlelo oluhlelwe ukuthatha insuku ezilitshumi ezilandelayo.
Okhokhela umsebenzi esibhedlela seParirenyatwa Hospital uDokotela Tsitsi Magure uthe odokotela bakhethe ukuhlatshwa ukuze baphe ithemba lesibindi ezinye izisebenzi zempilakahle ukuba lazo zihlatshwe ngoba kungela ngozi ukwenza njalo.
Umphathintambo weze mpilakahle njalo engumsekeli ka Mongameli welizwe uMnu Constantino Chiwenga uthi uzulu kumele alethembe leli jekiseni.
“Ijekiseni yeSinopharm lilungile kakhulu. Ngifuna ukulitshela ukuba uhulumende uyathemba ukuba ijekiseni le Sinopharm liyasebenza. Ngikhuthaza wonke umuntu we Zimbabwe ukuba ahlatshwe”
Ekhuluma ngohlelo lolu owake waba ngumphathintambo wezempilakahle uDokotela Henry Madzorera uthi uhlelo lolu luzanceda ukuvimba ukumemetheka kwalumkhuhlane.
“Asikwazi ukuba banika njani izigaba zelizwe amajekiseni lawa. Inkuthazo yami kuzulu we Zimbabwe yikuba nxa ulethuba lokuthatha leli jekiseni lithathe. Ngiyazi abasebenza kwezempilakahle yibo abazaqala ukuhlatshwa”
UNkosikazi Siphiwe Mlilo ongumongikazi uthi ukhangelele ukuhlatshwa leli jekiseni esithi uyalithemba.
“Mina ijekiseni leli njengoba selikhona ngizalithatha ngikhuthaza abanye ukuba balithathe. Kukhanya engani kumele silithathe”
Kodwa omunye njalo umongikazi uNkosazana Melody Zidzi, uthe yena usese lokuthandabuza ngaleli jekiseni ngoba engatholanga imfundiso eneleyo ngalo.
“Mina ijekiseni leli kangiyithembi. Mina ngokwami kangisoze ngivume ukuhlathswa, ngoba ijekiseni lonke elingena elizweni kumele siqale silufundiswe. Asiphiwanga iomfundiso eneleyo”
Uhulumende weZimbabwe uthi ukhangelele ukuhlaba abantu abangaba yizigidi ezilitshumi-10 million, leli jekiseni elikhangelelwe ukuthengwa kwele China, India, Russia lakwele Bhilithane.
Ijikiseni le Sinopharm lihlatshwa abantu phansi kohlelo oluqhubeke namhlanje selokhe umsekeli ka Mongameli welizwe uMnu Constantino Chiwenga ehlatshwe ngeviki edluleyo njalo inkulungwane ezilikhulu-100,000 zabantu zikhangelelwe ukuhlatshwa ngoba abantu kumele behlatshwe Kabili kuleli hlandla lakuqala lalolu hlelo olubone kusiza inkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili zaleli jekiseni elivele kweleChina.