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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Deputy Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Kindness Paradza said vaccination saved him from death after he contracted the novel coronavirus over a month ago.<\/p>\n

The Makonde legislator (ZANU PF), said he spent the whole of last month battling COVID-19 and insists that if he had not been vaccinated, he could have died.<\/p>\n

Speaking at Umboe during a handover ceremony of 19 motorcycles to Makonde Rural District Council councillors, Paradza said:<\/p>\n

COVID-19 is real and people should embrace vaccines that are being offered by the Government for free.<\/p>\n

I am speaking from experience as a survivor as I spent the whole of July hospitalised. I also spent days on a ventilator as I struggled with breathing.<\/p>\n

I am, however, alive because I was vaccinated and, had I not been, we should be talking of something else today.<\/p>\n

We have to take up the jabs to lessen the severity of the new COVID-19 strain, the Delta variant which is ravaging countries the world over.<\/p>\n

Makonde councillors decided to forgo their transport allowances and instead let the council use the money to buy 20 motorcycles valued at $2.5 million allocating one to each of the 19 councillors.<\/p>\n

The 20th bike is for the council\u2019s treasury, to move around collecting money the council is owed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Deputy Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Kindness Paradza said vaccination saved him from death after he contracted the novel coronavirus over a month ago. 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