Browsing Category
COVID-19
62 posts
Incorrect to say Victoria Falls has achieved herd immunity!
Claim: Victoria Falls has achieved herd immunity President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed on his official Twitter account that Victoria…
Fully vaccinated people can still transmit Covid-19
Claim: With the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out currently underway in Zimbabwe, there is a belief that once someone has…
Has China said its Covid-19 vaccines are less effective?
A Zimbabwean online publication, Pindula, April 11, 2021, carried a story under the headline: China Admits Its Coronavirus Vaccines’…
Fact Check: Can you drink alcohol after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine?
Claim: An online publication ZIMGAZETTE claimed that the chairman of the State’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), an M.K Sudarshan…
Can people currently infected with Covid-19 get vaccinated?
Zimbabwe is currently in the second phase of its Covid-19 vaccination campaign. The Country is using Sinopharm and…
No scientific evidence suggests that Covid-19 vaccines can affect women’s fertility
Claim: Covid-19 vaccines can stop fertility in females and can be used as a contraceptive. “We are being vaccinated at…
Fact sheet: AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is one of the Covid-19 vaccines listed Coby the World Health Organisation (WHO) for emergency…
Fake! Govt not offering Covid-19 survival fund
The viral message with the link to the website http://bit.ly/Support-Fund-Apply claimed that there is a Government Covid-19 survival fund. “First-time…
Fact-Check: Does vaccination against Covid-19 guarantee lifelong immunity?
Dr Mark Dixon, a consultant physician and senior lecturer at NUST said not all variants can be effective…