Orlando Pirates Chairman Irvin Khoza among senior citizens vaccinated
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CAPE TOWN - SA’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout kicked off early on Monday as Health Minister Zweli Mkhize visited Munsieville Care-For-The-Aged in Krugersdorp for the Phases 1B and 2 of the vaccination rollout programme.
Mkhize, was accompanied by Gauteng Premier David Makhura and health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi.
Orlando Pirates Chairman Irvin Khoza and High Court Judge Chris Nicholson were among the senior citizens who were vaccinated at the centre on Monday.
The Minister, Premier and MEC have gathered with the senior citizens over 60, who will be vaccinated today, among them Dr Irvin Khoza and High Court Judge Nicholson. pic.twitter.com/QZFBsG6WjE Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) May 17, 2021
Mkhize: I am happy with turnout at vaccine sites across SA Earlier, Mkhize and Gauteng Premier David Makhura were at the Munsieville Care Centre for the Aged in Krugersdorp where they witnessed how some of the elderly received their first Pfizer jabs. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and Gauteng Premier David Makhura were at the Munsieville Care Centre for the Aged on 17 May 2021 to witness the kick off of phase two of the COVID-19 vaccine programme. Picture: Mia lindeque/Eyewitness News.
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JOHANNESBURG - Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said he was happy with the turnout at all the country’s 87 vaccine sites that opened on Monday for phase two of the COVID-19 vaccine programme.
South Africa records 3,141 new Covid-19 cases
15 May 2021 7:09 AM
The Health Department says 474,318 healthcare workers have been vaccinated to date.
One hundred and twelve more people have passed away after contracting the coronavirus bringing the national death toll to 55,124 since the beginning of the pandemic.
The Health Department says it has recorded 3,141 infections in the last 24 hours pushing the country s known caseload to 1,608,393.
South Africa s recovery rate stands at 94,6% which means that 1,522,165 people have recuperated from the virus.
On the vaccine front, 474,318 healthcare workers have received the jab.
#COVID19 Statistics in SA as at 14 May.
Use the COVID Alert SA app to protect yourself, your loved ones and your community. Start using this privacy preserving app today. Add your phone to the fight! Download the Covid Alert SA app now! https://t.co/8YKEqaiiRFpic.twitter.com/hkSnTa4SlF Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) May 14, 2021