LIMPOPO – Within 30 minutes of being released the Limpopo Department of Health’s ‘no vaccination, no mjolo’ posters sparked conversation on social media, with most users showing their dissatisfaction at the campaign.
The posters, with the tag line ‘Mjolo slaps harder when you are protected’ have offended some who believe that the department should not have approved the campaign or the poster and should instead focus on “providing better healthcare services.”
Some of those who left their comments on the department’s Facebook page said they thought that MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba and her team were trying to bully people into vaccinating while other people thought it was funny that the department was trying to stay relevant.
You actually think people are going to ask each other for the vaccine certificate before agreeing on a date? Delusional much ???? pic.twitter.com/2sYrh4rrWs
— Charles Muedi (@Muedinc) August 26, 2021
Limpopo Health Department is the pits, Marketing Team, MEC, HOD sat in some Boardroom and all agreed that this makes sense and we ought to communicate it ???? https://t.co/1ee8Jx6DFf
— ????Manhimself???? Mokoena???? (@SSengange) August 26, 2021
My honourable Minister, whoever is handling the vaccine campaign ore segisha ka ditlaela.
This is terrible. Re bitseng
And where was your legal team when you went on national TV to propose "no vaccine, no alcohol" thing? What are they paid for? I know you mean well but aowa yoh
— ⚖️village lawyer (@Malatjie_) August 26, 2021
This comes just days after the MEC announced that she would be rallying behind a ‘no vaccine, no alcohol’ campaign that is aimed at lobbying the alcohol industry to refuse people to buy any alcohol without proof of vaccination.
Read more: Health MEC speaks on prohibiting alcohol sales to the unvaccinated
Ramathuba previously told Polokwane Review that said these campaigns were aimed at motivating more people to vaccinate.
