{"id":194071,"date":"2021-07-05T09:43:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T07:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/covid-19-mobile-vaccination-drive-launched-in-gauteng\/"},"modified":"2021-07-05T09:43:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T07:43:17","slug":"covid-19-mobile-vaccination-drive-launched-in-gauteng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/covid-19-mobile-vaccination-drive-launched-in-gauteng\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 mobile vaccination drive launched in Gauteng"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202107\/vaccination.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>In an effort to ramp up the province\u2019s vaccination programme, the Gauteng Provincial Government and civil society partners will this week launch COVID-19 mobile vaccination drives in Ekurhuleni, Tshwane and Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Gauteng Provincial Government spokesperson Thabo Masebe said the drive is aimed at assisting all eligible persons for vaccination to get jabs near their places of residence or work.<\/p>\n<p>Masebe said mobile clinics and additional vaccination sites will be used.<\/p>\n<p>Transport will also be provided for those in need. \u201cPick-up points in different areas have been published. All eligible persons are urged to make use of the opportunities created to get vaccinated,\u201d Masebe said.<\/p>\n<p>The provincial government urged people who are 50 years and older to register for their vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>He also assured that all public vaccination sites in Gauteng accept walk-ins of all eligible groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCOVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective in preventing severe diseases, hospitalisation and death even in the event of a delta variant infection. The Gauteng government would like to remind residents that each vaccination brings us one step closer to a better future and to the things we miss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us minimise the spread of the disease and flatten the curve through compliance with non-pharmaceutical interventions. We call on all Gauteng residents to get vaccinated when their turn comes,\u201d Masebe said. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to ramp up the province\u2019s vaccination programme, the Gauteng Provincial Government and civil society partners will this week launch COVID-19 mobile vaccination drives in Ekurhuleni, Tshwane and Johannesburg. 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