Tshwane vaccinations hit the 611 930 mark
In 8 days 63 159 people received their vaccinations in Tshwane.
The Tshwane metro has opened two new sites to cope with the demand for Covid vaccinations in the area.
They are:
– Ramotse Civic Hall Ramotse Civic Hall, Hammanskraal.
– Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Molotlegi Street, zone 1, Ga-Rankuwa
According to the metro, 611 930 people have now gotten their Covid-19 jabs in Tshwane – 424 996 of them fully vaccinated, either through the Johnson & Johnson single dose or two doses of Pfizer.
“In the eight days between August 27 and September 3, 63 159 people got their shots,” said Tshwane spokesperson Selby Bokaba.
“In the same period, people aged 30-39 recorded an increase of 19 121.”
The second highest age group are people aged 20-29 with 15 601 of them having visited the metro’s vaccination sites to get their jabs.
The total number of people who have been fully vaccinated during the eight days is 62 357.
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“The 40-49 years group saw an increase of 14 221 during the same period. The 50-59 and the 60 years and above age groups recorded an increase of more than 8 000 and 3 500 respectively,” Bokaba said.
“Overall, the 60 years old and above remain the most vaccinated at 177 211 individuals, with 153 217 of them having been fully vaccinated.”
Bokaba encouraged all eligible age groups to take advantage of the weekend vaccination programme, which was added to accommodate people who are unable to vaccinate during weekdays due to work or other commitments.
Here is a list of vaccination sites:
– Mabopane Indoor Centre 8551 Molefe Makinta Highway, block C Mabopane
– Suurman Clinic (Hall) stand no: 91, Suurman Road, Suurman
– Saulsville Arena 1 Malebye Street, Saulsville
– Olievenhoutbosch Hall Corner Legong and Rethabile Streets 08h00 until 15h00 Saturday and Sunday Mamelodi West Community Hall, 8497 Corner Kubone and Tsweu Streets, Mamelodi West
– Stanza Bopape Community Centre, 27401 extension 5, corner Rammapudu and Dhlangamandhla streets, Mamelodi East
– Bronkhorstpruit Sports Centre 32 Olifant Crescent Street, Bronkhorstspruit
– Laudium Community 405 Bengal Street, Laudium
All sites operate between 08:00-15:00, including weekends.
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