BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO
SAAIPLAAS: A number of senior citizens who do not have cellphones have delayed the vaccination rollout in the province.
Provincial department of health spokesperson Dumisani Malamule said as the country was preparing for the age group between 35 and 49 the province was still vaccinating the elderly citizens.
“The registration delayed and slow down the vaccination rollout as many senior citizens are without cellphones making it difficult for the department to capture them in specified period,” Malamule said.
On Wednesday health MEC Sasekani Manzini, embarked on a drive to monitor Covid-19 programmes in Thembisile Hani Local Municipality (THLM) in Verena, Kwamhlanga.
Senior citizens were seen queuing to get their government social grant of which after they receive their jabs in th same place.
Manzini urged the elderly to use the opportunity to get vaccinated before the commencement of vaccination of other essential groups and general communities to avoid crowding in vaccination centers. On the same day Manzini visited KwaMhlanga Hospital to assess the condition of the hospital in managing the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It is very crucial that as a province, we get ready to avoid an increase of unnecessary infections, which can lead to an increase of hospitalization,” she said.
