By James Gwati- The country’s main opposition the MDC Alliance has doubted ” the donated Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, saying that it is yet to be approved by the World Health Organisation.

China donated hundreds of thousands of doses of its Sinopharm vaccine to Zimbabwe with the first batch of the jab having arrived in Harare on Monday.

The doubt was expressed by the Alliance’s vice president, Tendai Biti, at the resumption of parliament Tuesday, when the Harare East lawmaker was speaking on a point of privilege.
“ There is no evidence that the Chinese vaccine has been approved by WHO,” Biti told parliament.

True to Biti’s point the World Health Organisation (WHO) is yet to approve the Chinese coronavirus vaccine.

Top Zanu PF officials who include the Defence Minister and the party’s national chairperson, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, recently revealed that they would not be taking the Chinese vaccine.

Biti who said that his party was not against the COVID-19 vaccination program challenged the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, that government had not yet presented a national comprehensive roll-out plan for the vaccination process.

“Yes, we believe the best solution to control the disease is through vaccination. The Health Minister should issue a ministerial statement to the National Assembly because the national roll-out plan is absent”, charged Biti.