The Northern and Tygerberg health teams will be ramping up their vaccination outreach programmes this week as part of the national Vooma Vaccination weekend, which was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The Department of Health has already identified priority districts in each province based on the number of unvaccinated people and the current vaccination coverage in each district.
Community members in the Northern and Tygerberg areas, who are 18 years and older and who have not been vaccinated yet, are encouraged to visit the following vaccination sites. They are also encouraged to bring their ID or passport if they can. Assisted registration will be provided on-site. Mande Toubkin, general manager: emergency, trauma, transplant and corporate social investment at Netcare, said: “There is no time to lose if you haven’t had your Covid-19 vaccine yet, or if it is time for your second dose.”
The Western Cape Health Department explained that “Vooma” is derived from the Afrikaans word “woema” meaning ‘energy and speed’. It also resembles the Nguni word ”vuma” meaning ‘agree’.
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