South African government teams up in vaccination strategy at Lebombo and Ficksburg borders
The pop-up vaccination sites at these two main borders in South Africa are still operating, and will do so until January 15.
According to a statement issued by the Department of Health, the presidency, the Department of Health, the Department of Transport and the clinical operator, Vikelizizwe, teamed up to take vaccination services to the public during the festive season in the form of pop-up vaccination sites, targeting people travelling along major routes and across the borders.
These pop-up vaccination sites are part of the department’s broader outreach strategy meant to take health services to members of the public to reduce transport costs and time by increasing access to Covid-19 vaccines.
The campaign launched on December 23 and is set to run until January 15, and the sites are situated at the Lebombo Border in Mpumalanga as well as the Ficksburg Border in the Free State.
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The border post-based vaccination sites will enable people to conveniently be vaccinated while waiting in the queue to cross the border.
There is no need to register beforehand, and anyone living in the area where these border posts are situated will be able to receive vaccination services, including booster shots, as long as they produce any form of verifiable identity document, passport or birth certificate, especially children between the ages of 12 and 17.
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According to the Department of Health, vaccines remain the most effective weapon against severe illness, hospitalisation and death as a result of Covid-19 infections.
The department reminded members of the public to continue wearing their masks, to practise good hygiene and hand-washing habits, to sanitise regularly, to comply with social distance regulations, and to avoid crowded places with insufficient ventilation.
