FACTSHEET: The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was the first to be approved for emergency use by the World Health Organisation, on December 31, 2020. Here is a factsheet of the vaccine commonly known…
Author: Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
No, this is not a picture of tractors heading for Zimbabwe
CLAIM: An image of tractors on a ship shows John Deere tractors destined for Zimbabwe SOURCE: Tweet by the “Zanu PF Youth League UK & EU” account VERDICT: False An…
Do new coronavirus variants evade PCR test detection?
On February 16, 2021, the government announced that a new coronavirus variant first reported in South Africa in December 2020 was now the dominant strain in Zimbabwe, making up 61…
Have ‘world health experts’ warned Zimbabwe over Sinopharm? No, this viral WhatsApp post is a fabrication
CLAIM: ‘World health experts’ have warned Zimbabwe against using the Sinopharm vaccine SOURCE: A viral social media message VERDICT: FALSE: The message is a fabrication. It cites a website that…
Is Zimbabwe introducing mandatory vaccinations?
On Friday, February 26, South Africa’s TimesLive, reported: “Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country may consider mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations following resistance by the population towards getting the jab.” The…
