The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has urged teachers to get themselves vaccinated.

With the vaccination of teachers coming to an end this week, teachers and other school-support staff have been urged to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

The DBE spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga says more than 333-thousand teachers and school-support staff have already been vaccinated with their one-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.

Mhlanga says the aim is to vaccinate more than 582-thousand employees in the sector, by the end of the vaccination-drive.

Access the full press-release here.

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We urge teachers to get their vaccines, as the roll-out programme continues.#VaccineRolloutSA @HubertMweli @ReginahMhaule @ElijahMhlanga pic.twitter.com/Kgz72h4I3v

— Dep. Basic Education (@DBE_SA) July 5, 2021

Important information from the Department of Health @HealthZA#VaccineRollOutSA pic.twitter.com/2xO1cqWy0k

— Dep. Basic Education (@DBE_SA) July 3, 2021