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*Zimbabwe Spent US$140 Million On COVID-19 Vaccines* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?yr The Government has used about US$140 million so far in buying vaccines for COVID-19, Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube told Parliament recently. Giving an update on the current economic situation in the country in the National Assembly, Ncube said: ---------- Pindula is best experienced with the Android App. *Download APK here:* https://zero.pindula.co.zw/media/apps/apks/pindula23.apk _On Econet, Pindula does NOT use your data_ ---------- > A few words on COVID-19, Zimbabwe together with the global community has been under attack from the COVID-19 pandemic since 20th March 2020 which posed several challenges retarding the full attainment of the desired economic outcomes. > To mitigate the impact of the disease, the government has spent over US$140 million on the procurement of 22.4 million vaccine doses, and this is enough to vaccinate the bulk of our population or at least 60% of the population which is herd immunity. > Madam Speaker Ma’am, we have an additional 10 million doses that have been donated to Zimbabwe by the government of China. > We have not taken delivery because we still need to exhaust what we have. So, we have enough vaccines to vaccinate everyone, and everyone can also receive a booster shot. > I hope that members of the august House are beginning to receive their booster shots, and I encourage them to do so if they have not. I certainly have. Ncube also revealed that development partners have contributed US$150.5 million towards the fight against COVID-19. Said Ncube: > Government also appreciates the continued support coming from development partners to complement efforts in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. > To date, the Government has received US$150.5 million from development partners, which has been spent on COVID-19-related expenditures. > Zimbabwe also received US$961 million in the form of SDR allocation, as you know; I presented how this money has been spent in terms of socio-economic, infrastructure, and productive sectors as well as supporting our contingency fund for the future, and making sure that we bolster our foreign reserves. *More: OpenParly* itel A50 now available on Pindula at $84 64GB storage, 2GB RAM. _ideal for light usage_ _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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