Mayor visits Zwartkops vaccination site
On Wednesday, the site reached another milestone as it celebrated administering its 10 000th vaccine.
Tshwane mayor Randall Williams applauded the Zwartkops Raceway drive-thru site on reaching 10 000 vaccinations.
During his visit to the Zwartkops drive-thru in Centurion on Wednesday morning, Williams said he was impressed that the site was run entirely by volunteers.
It is entirely staffed by volunteers and is one of the Tshwane metro’s 43 vaccination sites.
Since its launch, the site quickly became one of the metro’s busiest, assisting the metro to drive up vaccination numbers.
Photo: Eliot Mahlase
In just 10 days, the site hit it first milestone with 5 000 vaccinations.
On Wednesday, the site reached another milestone as it celebrated administering its 10 000th vaccine.
“I was very encouraged to note the person who received this key milestone vaccination was a 98-year-old resident, who took the time to vaccinate to protect herself, family, and community,” Williams said.
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“I would like to once again encourage all our residents aged 18 and older to vaccinate. If a 98-year-old resident can do it as I saw today, surely many of you can do the same.”
He said he was impressed with the constant flow of residents in their vehicles coming forward to get their shots.
Social activist Yusuf Aamjee said they were humbled by the positive feedback from those who got their jabs at the drive-thru.
Photo: Eliot Mahlase
He added that on average some 550 vaccines were administered every day at the site.
“Depending on the demand, we plan to continue with this drive-thru until the end of September. We will see over the coming days,” Abramjee said.
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