Ingcwethi kwezempilakahle zithi zisafunda amandla emithi yejekiseni yokuzivikela ukubanjwa yiCOVID -19, eyeVaccine, ehlatshwa abantu eZimbabwe ukuba isebenza okwesikhathi esinganani emzimbeni womuntu. Zithi alukabi khona ulwazi olujulileyo ngayo, abakwaziyo yisikhathi okumele ube ususetshenzisiwe lumuthi kusukela lapho ulungiswa i expiry date kumbe ishelf life.
Lezi ngcwethi zithi lanxa kunjalo, uzulu makangesabi ukuyahlatshwa ijekiseni eyeCOVID - 19 Vaccine, ngoba kuqakathekile ukuzivikela.
Lokhu kuza ngesikhathi kulabanengi abalokhe bemadolo nzima ukuyahlatshwa ijekiseni leyi.
Ingcwethi lezi zithi amanye amajekiseni anjengokuvikela indingindi, Yellow Fever leminye imikhuhlane, iyazakala ukuba ihlala okwesikhathi esinganani emzimbeni womuntu kodwa lo oweCOVID-19 azikabi lolwazi ngawo.
UProfessor Elopy Nimele Sibanda umqondisi wenkampany ye Gamma Laboratories eyinye yalezi ngcwethi ulandisa kabanzi ngalokho.
“Ayisikho okwe Expiry lokho, yikuthi iDURATION OF IMMUNITY, esingathi ngesikhiwa iDuration of Immunity, yiyo esingakayazisisi ngenxa yokuthi iVaccine le yiVaccine entsha. Siyawazi amanye amaVaccine anje ngawe Hepatitis ukuthi ungavele uyihlatshwe engxenye impilo yonke, awusayiphindwa. OYellow Fever, 10 years awusayiphindwa. Amanye adinga ukuphindwa, njengawe Flue, adinga ukuphinda iminyaka leminyaka. Le sisayifunda, kasikakwazi ukuthi isebenza okwesikhathi esinganani.”
Loba kunjalo, uSibanda uthi kungcono ukuthi abantu bahlatshwe ukuzivikela kulokuyekela.
“ Kodwa nxa umuntu ehlatshiwe iVaccine, kasikakwazi ukuthi isebenza okweminyaka emingaki ngenxa yokuthi yiVaccine entsha. Esikwaziyo okwakhathesi yikuthi labo abaqalisayo ukuVaccinator, lokhe besithi abantu bonke bala maAnti-bodies aphezulu, kusiya kulandela khonokho ukuthi sazi ukuthi aphela nini. Kodwa sicabanga ukuthi angathatha umnyaka kumbe iminyaka emibili ilokhe ingakapheli iVaccine leyo emzimbeni, ukusebenza kwayo kungakapheli.”
Okhokhela kunhlelo zokumelana le COVID - 19 esebenzela uhlangothi lwabehofisi kamongameli ( Chief National Coordinator in the Office of the President ) uDr Agnes Mahomva utshele uzulu kunsukwana ezisanda kwedlula ukuba ingcwethi kwezempilakahle zilokhe ziphakathi kokudingisisa ulwazi olwanelayo ngalomkhuhlane weCOVID-19 kanye lemithi esetshenziswayo.
“Kumele siwahlatshwe lawo majekiseni okwamanje, wona lawo akhona njalo engavumulekileyo. Yiloba yiphi indlela yokuzivikela, iqakathekile kakhulu, iba ngengezelela kulezo ezikhona.”
Kodwa eyinye ingcwethi ecubungula ngezombusazwe lenhlalakahle kazulu umnumzana Tjenesani Ntungakwa uthi lusaselulutshwana ulwazi kuzulu okuyikho osekubangela ukuba abanye bathandabuze ukuyahlatshwa ijekiseni yeCOVID-19 Vaccine.
“Indaba yeVaccine leyi kayiqondakalanga, ekuqaleni. Inengi labantu kukhanya bayesaba, ukubona kwami, akuzange kufakwe ulwazi olunengi ukuthi ma sekuhlatshwa leyo Vaccine, kuyiwa ngaphi. Okwesibili, ama Vaccine lawa, selungiswa emazweni amanengi, kule Vaccine yeRussia, kule yeChina, kule yangaphi ngaphi. Kutsho ukuthi akula Vaccine esingathi yiyo, esingathi ngesiKhiwa yiStandard, elohlobo oluzangena wonke muntu, zonke ndawo.”
Eyinye njalo ingcwethi kwezempilakahle, owake waba ngumpathintambo wezempilakahle ngesikhathi sikahulumende womanyano uDokotela Henry Madzorera uthi kungcono ukuzivikela isikhathi sisasekhona kulokukhala kusasa.
“ Ingozi enkulu engiyibonayo mina, engaba khona nxa abantu bengasalihlatshwanga lelijekiseni khona manje, yikuba uzulu uyabe engengavikelekanga. Kungangcono ngilihlatshwe lelo jekiseni mina kulokuhlala ngingavikelekanga. Yebo, lolu ludaba olutsha, akekho ongatsho ukuba kuyini okungenzakala kodwa silokulithembanyana okuthize ukuthi leyo mithi ngesebenza ngokwesibanga esiphezulu.”
Abogatsha lwezempilakahle babika ukuba abafika phose inkulungwane eziyisithupha - 5 701 beye bayahlatshwa ijekiseni lokuzivikela, okwakuqala ekutshoneni kwelanga layizolo.
Asebephinda kumbe ukuhlatshwa ijekiseni lesibili, isecond dose, sebezinkulungwane ezedlula kancane amatshumi amabili - 21 603 ngemva kokuba abafika phose amakhulu amathathu - 278 beye bayahlatshwa ekutshoneni kwelanga layizolo ngeSonto mhla 4 Mabasa.
