July 2021, on Saturday Tanzania received Over 1 million Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses from the US and started giving vaccines to the community.
Equitable access to safe and effective vaccines is critical to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, so it is hugely encouraging to see so many vaccines proving and going into development. WHO is working tirelessly with partners to develop, manufacture and deploy safe and effective vaccine. Safe and effective vaccines are a game-changing tool: but for the foreseeable future we must continue wearing masks, cleaning our hands, ensuring good ventilation indoors, physically distancing and avoiding crowds.
As African Safari and Tours Safaris, we always say, being vaccinated does not mean that we can throw caution to the wind and put ourselves and others at risk, particularly because research is still ongoing into how much vaccines protect not only against disease but also against infection and transmission. We strongly follow all measures and it’s precautions.
The Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children in Tanzania has received the consignment at the Julius Nyerere International Airport, in Dar es Salaam.
The priority would be health workers, people above the age of 50, and those with underlying health conditions.The areas and regions where Covid19 Vaccine started to be distributed are including Dodoma, Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Mbeya, Kigoma Iringa, Mtwara, Kilimanjaro and Arusha which have been hit most by COVID-19 have be given priority.
The Government also informed that the country expects to receive other kinds of vaccines in the coming weeks. To call upon the public, particularly the priority groups to go for the vaccine so as to reduce the rate of infection, as well as reduce the number of patients demanding treatment and access to ventilators in health centers.The Government also warned against misinformation and advised the public to receive information from reliable sources.
As part of the global effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, US Ambassador to Tanzania Donald Wright said his country was donating the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines as part of the US pledge to provide at least 25 million of 80 million doses globally to Africa.Mr. Wright added that the US was sharing the vaccines to save lives and to lead the world in bringing an end to the pandemic.
Ms. Bahuguna urged Tanzanians to go for vaccination because no one is safe until everyone is safe.”
Note: But it’s not vaccines that will stop the pandemic, it’s vaccination. We must ensure fair and equitable access to vaccines, and ensure everyone receives it and has roll to protect other people, tourists and the most vulnerable. Are you in Tanzania and looking help on how to make PCR Test or Rapid Antigen Test please contact us for help.
