This is according to the Health Department’s Dr Nicholas Crisp, who said this second major vaccination programme was now at an advanced stage of planning.
“It will be rolled out immediately upon the completion of the teacher [vaccination],” he said on Friday.
Police service vaccines next
Crisp said the Department of Health, which is managing the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, has already identified 145,000 officers and 36,000 civilians working in the police service.
Vaccination sites will be set up at police stations in collaboration with licensed pharmacies.
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Crisp announced that another vaccination programme will be aimed at the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and Correctional Services.
“SANDF has its own military health services and will be vaccinating their own members,” Crisp said.
Inmates, said Crisp, will be vaccinated through Correctional Services, while staff will receive their vaccines through the same programme run by the Department of Public Service and Administration with the Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems).
“There are a lot of parallel processes in terms of volume of vaccines.”