More than 250 000 vaccines doses have been administered in the country, in the latest 24-hour cycle, pushing total inoculations to over 13-million.

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By Merentia Van Der Vent


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Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla and Deputy Minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo are this morning, visiting the vaccination site at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, and will hold a briefing on the national vaccination rollout programme and government efforts to fight Covid-19. Phaahla says as of yesterday, 3.2 million vaccines have been administered in Gauteng. The province is working on an “ambitious target” of vaccinating 100 000 people a day.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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