“This is a big achievement for the province, but as the department, we still have a responsibility to encourage those eligible to come forward for vaccination,” said health MEC Nomakhosazana Meth.
A total of 1,002,813 people had been fully vaccinated in the province by September 16, the department said in a statement.
The milestone contributes towards attaining herd immunity and a provincial target of vaccinating 4.5-million people by the end of March 2022. Thus far, the cumulative number of jabs administered in the province is 1,929,675 with 1,362,708 individuals having received either a single dose of Johnson and Johnson or both jabs of the Pfizer vaccine.The provincial vaccination programme includes pop-up vaccination sites in shopping malls, and sites at Sassa pay points, mobile points, community halls and churches.
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