President Samia Suluhu Hassan
Dar es Salaam. A special committee formed by President Samia to evaluate and and monitor Covid 19 pandemic has advised the government to procure covid-19 vaccines.
Apart
from the use of WHO listed vaccines, the committee came up with 19
recommendations to tackle the further spread of the novel coronavirus in
Tanzania.
According to the committee's findings the vaccines have scientifically proven to work effectively and efficiently.
Speaking
on May 17, after handing over the report to President Samia, the
committee's chairman, Prof Said Aboud among other issues recommended
that the Corona vaccine be introduced in the country soon.
“The
committee has advised the government and recommended that Tanzania
provide information on the presence of the disease as well as take steps
to strengthen all preventive measures to prevent the threat of the
third wave of virus," said Prof Aboud.
Prof. Aboud said the
committee recommends that priority be given to health workers, civil
servants, religious leaders and pilgrims, the elderly, the chronically
ill, security forces and those traveling abroad.
Regarding the
vaccines Prof Aboud said the committee advises the government continue
monitoring the situation as it leads towards allowing Tanzanians to
freely vaccinates against Covid 19 using WHO endorsed vaccines.
“The committee advises the government using its institutions
continue and move to allow free vaccines using jabs listed by the WHO,
because the vaccines are effective and safe since they are
scientifically proven."
‘Despite these proposals, the National
Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAG) and Tanzania Medicines
and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) should continue to be involved in
providing advice and control of the vaccine,” he said
He said
since the outbreak of Covid 19 in March 2020, Tanzania has been hit by
two major waves and now due to the trend of the pandemic in other
countries, there is a threat of a third wave.
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