This, as another department of social development in the province, will on Monday 19 July kickstart its second phase of the Johnson and Johnson vaccination programme. The departmental spokesperson, Petrus Siko, says the department will on Monday vaccinate its officials at its 42 vaccination sites set up across the province. Meanwhile, MEC for Health, Madoda Sambatha, previously said his department is targeting just over 1,5 million of eligible individuals to reach herd community. So far, the province has administered over 256 201 vaccinations.

Siko says the MECs for Health and Social Development in North West Province, Madoda Sambatha and MEC Boitumelo Moiloa will facilitate a joint official launch of the Phase 2 vaccination for the Social Development sector on Monday, 19 July 2021 in Lichtenburg in Ditsobotla, Ngaka Modiri Molema District.

"This phase of registration and vaccination of workers in the social development sector is targeting workers employed as social workers, administration staff and everyone in the public or private social development sector.

The province has thus far administered over 256 201 vaccines and the numbers are expected to increase substantially at this stage of the programme, as anybody 35 and above is now eligible to register to vaccinate," he adds.

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