VACCINATION DIARY: Johnson & Johnson jabs arrive for teachers and school staff as French embassy starts vaccinating its citizens living in SA

During a briefing on Friday, acting minister of health Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane said more than 2-million people had been vaccinated. Of these, at least 479,768 were vaccinated completely. The rest await their second dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

The 300,000 Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses have arrived, confirmed Dr Nicholas Crisp, the deputy-director general of the Department of Health.WhatsApp, USSD for analogue phones, as well as a toll-free number.Meanwhile, Limpopo has registered 66% of its residents over the age of 60.

She thanked the province’s religious and traditional leaders for encouraging vaccination, saying: “The people trust them more than they trust politicians or healthcare professionals.” The French embassy in South Africa has launched its own programme to vaccinate French citizens above the age of 55. It will be using the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.

The French government sent these 2,000 doses because it felt it had a responsibility to protect its citizens, according to French ambassador Aurélien Lechevallier. He added that South African citizens living in France are vaccinated there. French President Emmanuel Macron brought these doses to South Africa when he visited in May, he said.

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