More will be done in the coming weeks, to see that the country’s most vulnerable get access to Covid-19 vaccines as soon as possible.
This, according to the Deputy-director General at the Department of Health, Dr Nicholas Crisp. Crisp says even though more than 7-million people have already been vaccinated, there are still too many people who could not yet access healthcare facilities to get their injection.
He says people in the 50 and 60+ age groups would also be prioritized for their vaccine.
Access the full briefing here.
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The call to action from the Acting Minister of Health @mmkubayi is that we should continue to comply to the regulations that are aimed at containing the spread of #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/LHX3QznGyF
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) July 30, 2021
The total number of vaccine doses given has surpassed 7 million #COVID19 #VaccineRollOutSA pic.twitter.com/brNQ9dlvDH
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) July 30, 2021
The Health Department will, this week, aim to vaccinate at least 300-thousand people per day.
This, according to the acting Minister of Health, Mmamoloko Kubayi.
Kubayi says after the vaccine-constraints experienced last week, the country will this week have access to millions of doses of vaccines, delivered by Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.
She says vaccine-producers have also been urged to keep to their supply-deadlines, saying that any delays severely impacts the country’s vaccination ability.
Watch the full briefing here.
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- Rising Covid-19 infections in the Western Cape could lead to tighter lockdown restrictions.
- Western Cape residents urged to be cautious as third wave peak is about to hit.
- US donates more than 6-million doses of Pfizer-vaccine to SA.
To be bring the number of #COVID19 infections down requires that all of should continue to practice the non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccinate. These two interventions are not mutually exclusive #VaccineRollOutSA pic.twitter.com/EQIuS6JdZL
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) July 30, 2021
The Acting Minister of Health, Mmamoloko Kubayi said that government is concerned with the rising numbers of #COVID19 new cases in Western Cape which have surpassed those of Gauteng #CoronaVirusUpdates pic.twitter.com/tHpDtqWeyr
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) July 30, 2021
