Parliament, Sunday, 11 July 2021 – The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, welcomes the announcement by the Acting Minister of Health, Ms Mmamoloko Kubayi, of the commencement of the programme to vaccinate people on the weekends.
Furthermore, Dr Dhlomo commended the National Treasury for making funds available to pay overtime to facilitate the programme. “The committee appreciates the rollout of vaccination on weekends to ensure that the vaccines can reach the majority of the South African population, so that more people can be protected against the impact of the devastation of the Covid-19,” stressed Dr Dhlomo.
The Acting Minister has assured Dr Dhlomo that the department is busy securing human resources to vaccinate on weekends. “We are assuring Minister Kubayi about the cooperation of the committee on all its strategies and efforts, in ensuring that all South Africans are protected from the brutality of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said
Dr Dhlomo.
Dr Dhlomo also assured Minister Kubayi that the committee will monitor the roll out of the vaccination programme during weekends. “We will certainly keep our eyes on the weekend vaccination roll-out programme.”
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