Durban North youth share their Covid-19 vaccine experience
Health minister, Dr Joe Phaahla said he was encouraged by parents who heeded the call to assist their children with registration and accompanied them to vaccination sites.
MORE than 6 800 children, aged between 12 and 17 years, have received their one shot of the Pfizer vaccine.
This comes after the country kick-started its vaccination campaign for youngsters last week with more than 39 000 adolescents who signed up for the jab on the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS).
In Durban North, Northwood School played host to a temporary vaccination site on Saturday and a few teenagers shared their vaccination experience with Northglen News. Local resident, Hope Naidoo said she took the vaccine to keep her family and friends safe from the Covid-19 virus.
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“I know people in my family who have been infected and I’ve seen first-hand how it has affected them. That was one of the reasons why I decided to get the vaccine. I want to protect my family and all of those around me. There weren’t many teenagers at the vaccine site, but I’m hoping that will change. I’ll definitely encourage my friends to get vaccinated,” she said.
Hope’s words were echoed by her cousin, Lamees Sayed, who got her one shot of the Pfizer vaccine on Saturday.
“The jab didn’t hurt at all and it was over really quickly. For me, I would like to see more adolescents get the vaccine as it is one way to stop the spread of Covid-19. The delta variant, which is the dominant variant in South Africa, is more transmissible. That’s what helped me make up my mind in getting vaccinated. I hope others will follow suit,” Sayed said.
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