Africa Business Radio

Malawi’s health minister says the country will make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for key staff, including health workers and journalists, from January as the government tries to boost its vaccination campaign amid a spike in cases. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says uptake of vaccines has not been high enough towards reaching our goal of vaccinating at least 60% of eligible Malawians by the end of next year. Official statistics show that about 641,000 people are fully vaccinated in Malawi. This amounts to just over 3% of the population.