Weekend vaccinations set to continue
The health minister says more Covid-19 vaccination sites will be opened if the demand for vaccination increases.
OGONE TLHAGE
WINDHOEK
The ad hoc Covid-19 vaccination held this past weekend is set to continue, should there be sufficient demand, health minister Kalumbi Shangula has said.
The health ministry extended its vaccination drive to Saturday to meet the demand.
Vaccination was conducted at the Mix Settlement near Brakwater and the Otjomuise Clinic, as well as at the Katutura and Windhoek Central hospitals.
“It is not the first time; it was for the demand and to make provision for those who work. It will continue,” Shangula said when asked about the take-up of vaccinations over the weekend.
Shangula added that more vaccination sites could be added, should there be demand for a wider roll-out to include clinics and other health centres throughout the country.
“It depends on the demand; we are ready all the time,” Shangula said.
By Saturday, 86 409 people had received their first doses of Sinopharm or Astra Zeneca vaccine, according to information provided by the ministry of health.
The number of fully vaccinated people stood at 13 384 on 12 June.
Alarm
Meanwhile, Khomas governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua sounded a warning over the weekend over the rapid spread of Covid-19, saying more and more people were now dying.
“It is no secret; people are dying of Covid. The deaths of Covid now have names attached to them; we know who have died,” McLeod-Katjirua said.
“So, we are insisting and we are requesting, simply because we do not want our Namibian people to succumb to Covid-19,” she added.
WINDHOEK
The ad hoc Covid-19 vaccination held this past weekend is set to continue, should there be sufficient demand, health minister Kalumbi Shangula has said.
The health ministry extended its vaccination drive to Saturday to meet the demand.
Vaccination was conducted at the Mix Settlement near Brakwater and the Otjomuise Clinic, as well as at the Katutura and Windhoek Central hospitals.
“It is not the first time; it was for the demand and to make provision for those who work. It will continue,” Shangula said when asked about the take-up of vaccinations over the weekend.
Shangula added that more vaccination sites could be added, should there be demand for a wider roll-out to include clinics and other health centres throughout the country.
“It depends on the demand; we are ready all the time,” Shangula said.
By Saturday, 86 409 people had received their first doses of Sinopharm or Astra Zeneca vaccine, according to information provided by the ministry of health.
The number of fully vaccinated people stood at 13 384 on 12 June.
Alarm
Meanwhile, Khomas governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua sounded a warning over the weekend over the rapid spread of Covid-19, saying more and more people were now dying.
“It is no secret; people are dying of Covid. The deaths of Covid now have names attached to them; we know who have died,” McLeod-Katjirua said.
“So, we are insisting and we are requesting, simply because we do not want our Namibian people to succumb to Covid-19,” she added.
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