Zimbabwe opens COVID-19 vaccines to those aged 14 and older – New Jersey News Network

Close to 2.5 million Zimbabweans, about 16% of the population of 15 million, have received one dose, according to health ministry figures. More than 1.5 million people, or 10% percent of the population, are fully vaccinated. This makes Zimbabwe one of the most highly vaccinated countries in Africa, where less than 5% of the continent’s 1.3 billion people have received even one dose.