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17 Feb, 14 tweets, 5 min read

CAN IVERMECTIN BE USED AS A DRUG BY HUMANS?

HON. JOSHUA SACCO: Thank you Mr Speaker Sir. Firstly, I would like to applaud the Hon. Vice President and Minister of Health for the timely intervention for bringing in the vaccines to Zimbabwe. #WhereAreOurVaccinesZW

HON. SACCO: My question is around use of alternative treatments for COVID-19. There is talk about the use of ivermectin drug which I know has been authorised for investigations to be done around the use of ivermectin for treatment as well as prophylaxis. #WhereAreOurVaccinesZW

HON. SACCO: Could the Hon. Vice President comment on ivermectin. Can it be used as a drug for human beings and how effective is it? Thank you. #WhereAreOurVaccinesZW #OpenCovidContracts

VP CHIWENGA: Hon. Sacco, eva pharma, we have two drugs in there, the other one is for animals and the other one for human beings. This will also be dealt with by my deputy who has more knowledge on it.

VP CHIWENGA: The eva pharma we have already authorised it one and a half months ago; the one for human beings because we have two-one for the human beings and the other one for animals.

VP CHIWENGA; The one to be used by human beings, we gave it what we call emergency use one and a half months ago and it is being used – [HON. BITI: Zumbani]

VP CHIWENGA: – zumbani we have asked our university to study it but there is nothing wrong because we grew up taking zumbani when we were kids to treat colds and fl. This disease is in the flu family and if you take zumbani there is no problem.

VP CHIWENGA: We have developed interest because we have found something in zumbani which can help and the University of Zimbabwe is looking at that – [AN HON. MEMBER: Inaudible interjection.] – zumbani you can use it but we have found a component which is useful in there.

VP CHIWENGA: My deputy will come and explain – [HON. BITI: Ko kunatira!] – keep on doing that it will help you. Now coming on to Hon. Biti, headcount did not start now, it started many, many years ago. #WhereAreOurVaccinesZW #OpenCovidContracts

VP CHIWENGA: The virus is killed under certain temperatures and we have to maintain the desired temperature for the vaccine to be effective. #WhereAreOurVaccinesZW #OpenCovidContracts

VP CHIWENGA: The vaccine mutates when in the body or when it is passed from one person to the other, that is how it survives, it cannot survive outside the body for long. If we are all vaccinated in this House, this will help our immune system to fight the virus.

VP CHIWENGA: The 60% is not a number which was stamp sacked, it is scientifically proved. Sinopharm was approved by WHO & it was attenuated & that is why we chose it. My deputy is the one who went to get the delivery and we are also taking sinovac because it was approved by WHO

VP CHIWENGA: The Covax, we signed for it they required me and the Minister of Finance to sign and we did that, we also signed the Covax for the AU. On all the things which can help Zimbabwe, we have done. What we are now waiting for is to see the delivery.

VP CHIWENGA; What we have said to everyone is, you do not determine the vaccine for Zimbabweans. It is Zimbabweans who will determine their own vaccine. That way we will not be given what is not required by Zimbabweans.

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