Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
Government has maintained that the covid 19 guidelines that were earlier announced are still effective though they are not forcing anyone to get vaccinated.
Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka today on the covid 19 situation in the country, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says she has taken time to listen to the views of people that have arisen following the announcement on the covid 19 vaccination.
Ms Masebo says government is not forcing anyone to get the covid 19 vaccine contrary to reports that the vaccine is mandatory.
She clarifies that government just wants the people to get vaccinated because this fourth wave of the covid 19 will come to the country in one way or the other especially that some of zambia’s neighbours in the southern region already reported the new virus hence tightening up and reducing any infection in the people of Zambia.
She mentions that the Zambian people are free to continue with the debate surrounding all the measures that government has put in place has it is healthy and depending on the situation on the ground, measures shall be either tightened or even to relax some of these measures.
She charges that going forward the ministry is open for consultations from various groups of citizens in the country adding that the appeal for massive vaccination still stands as mobile vaccination centers have been put up even in the main town center, markets, bus stations just to get more people to get vaccinated.