Zimbabwe's employers are mandating Covid-19 shots for their staff, including the government, which is requiring the vaccine for its 500,000 employees.
That sets the southern African nation apart from nearly every other on the continent, where the most immediate challenge is still simply acquiring enough doses.
Zimbabwe, by contrast, says it has ample supply for now, mostly purchased from China, and that hesitancy is holding back its campaign. But Zimbabwe’s vaccination strategy is also raising worrying rights questions.
Critics say that, unlike in richer countries that have made use of mandates, Zimbabwe’s rollout isn’t up to the task. Vaccination centres sometimes run out of supply, and poor urban townships and rural areas have often been starved of doses in recent months.
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