More than a million people have been fully vaccinated for Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape, the provincial health department said on Sunday.
“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.
The milestone contributes towards attaining herd immunity and a provincial target of vaccinating 4.5-million people by the end of March 2022. Meth said: “Our vaccination drive has also been boosted by the arrival of [the] Transnet vaccine train Transvaco that will travel to communities along the rail corridor to expand the reach of government's vaccine programme.”
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