Provincial government officials gave an update on their response to the pandemic earlier on Wednesday, urging more people to register on the Electronic Vaccine Data System (EVDS).
Covid-19 vaccination picks up pace in east of Pretoria
By Valerie Boje
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Pretoria - Hundreds of elderly residents of Pretoria’s eastern suburbs have been up before dawn in recent days to queue in the hope of getting a Covid-19 vaccine without an official appointment.
But the gap for walk-ins is narrowing as the government ramps up its roll-out of the vaccine to those over the age of 60.
At the Lynnridge mall where long queues have formed outside the Van Heerden Pharmacy, yesterday a sign indicated that 75 people with voucher numbers from the Electronic Vaccine Data System, would be assisted along with 150 walk-ins.
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