The first day of phase two of vaccinations went"reasonably well" Mkhize said with the exception of"some challenges" in certain provinces and violent protests, and load shedding in the Free State.
Among those who received the vaccine on Monday was Archbishop Emiritus Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah.He said that he and his wife had signed up to receive the vaccine a while back because they knew it would help save their loved ones.The Eastern Cape Department of Health has urged people to stop flocking to its 23 vaccination sites without having registered first, saying no walk-ins will be allowed to get the jab.
On Monday, Eastern Cape Health MEC Nomakhosazana Meth officially launched the second phase of the vaccination programme at Stutterheim Hospital, before proceeding to an old age home in the small town. The national health department has confirmed that 7 707 health workers and 4 288 people of 60 years and older had received SMS messages by 23:00 on Sunday for Covid-19 vaccination appointments on Monday.
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