#VaccinateBotswana: Waiting for your name to be called

President Mokgweetsi Masisi this week began touring some of the COVID-19 vaccination sites to get first-hand experience of what is going on, as Batswana voice their dissatisfaction with the pace of vaccination. On social media, the #VaccinateBotswana hashtag has gone viral, being used by Batswana to urge the government to speed up procurement and distribution of vaccines. Last week’s shock announcement that more than 4,000 cases had been picked over three days, stunned many citizens and the feeling is that behavioural change interventions have reached their limit. Pharmaceutical interventions are now needed, more urgently than before, especially as Batswana bury their loved ones daily.