According to the Parliament's communication officer, Yoliswa Landu, the committee concluded one of the four-day oversight programmes by visiting the Mahikeng High Court on Thursday, where they met .
Outlining the vaccine rollout plan, provincial department head Dr Savera Mohangi said the province had decided on the two vaccination sites due to limited stock. The two hospitals were chosen because of their high numbers of healthcare workers who had been exposed to Covid-19. Mzansi Ethical Research Centre has been nominated to oversee the vaccination process in Mpumalanga, said committee spokesperson Yoliswa Landu.
The health department also said the vaccination programme would have to be implemented in the two hospitals over a maximum of two weeks. A team of 42 vaccinators will rotate between the two facilities, who in turn will be overseen by researchers from Mzansi Ethical Research Centre (MERC). The research team will help to maintain the cold chain and drawing up doses of the vaccine, and the vaccinators will then administer the vaccines, said Landu.