The mothers who have to vaccinate their children in secret

A vaccination drive is underway in Zimbabwe after hundreds of children died in a measles outbreak. But opposition from influential religious groups means some mothers have to get their children inoculated in secret.

A woman member of the Apostolic church attends a prayer session in a bushy area in the impoverished Epworth region outside Harare, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Church members in Zimbabwe are getting their children vaccinated against measles in secret amid a deadly outbreak. It's to avoid being shunned by religious leaders who are opposed to modern medicine. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) Source: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP