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*Victoria Falls 'Has Not' Yet Achieved Herd Immunity - ZimFact*

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President Emmerson Mnangagwa was misled into believing that Victoria Falls City has achieved herd immunity against COVID-19, it has been established.

In a post on Twitter on Monday morning, President Mnangagwa claimed that 77% of the Victoria Falls’ adult population got vaccinated. He said:

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> Victoria Falls has now achieved herd immunity!🇿🇼

> Last month, I received my first COVID-19 vaccine in Victoria Falls. I am immensely proud that over 77% of the city’s inhabitants have received their second jab.

> Thank you to all the health officials who have made this possible.

However, according to Zim Fact, President Mnangagwa’s claim is not backed by empirical data. It said:

> Official data shows that by April 25, when Mnangagwa made the claim, 77% of Victoria Falls’ targeted adult population had only received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

> Given the double-dose vaccines currently in use by Zimbabwe, persons are only considered to be fully vaccinated after receiving their second shot.

> Further, the threshold for herd immunity against COVID-19, a new disease that emerged in late 2019, is yet to be established.

The World Health Organisation defines herd immunity as the protection from an infectious disease that a population gets from a previous infection or vaccination.

WHO says it only supports the attainment of herd immunity through vaccination and not through allowing infections to spread unchecked through populations.

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