Caledon vaccination site opens

Caledon vaccination site opens

The first vaccination site in the Overberg District opened at Caledon Hospital last week. The training room and board room at the hospital have been converted into a clinical area, meeting all the requirements for a vaccination site as part of the Sisonke programme.

To date approximately 200 Overberg health workers have been vaccinated at Worcester Hospital and vaccinators strive to vaccinate a further 1 000 healthcare workers at the Caledon Hospital site. This will include health workers from the public and private sector.

District Director for the Department of Health in the Overberg, Wilma Kamfer, says the first day was a huge success and she thanks the vaccination roll-out team for their tireless efforts.

Dr Faulding, Medical Officer in the Covid-19 ward at Caledon Hospital and the first to receive a vaccination at the newly opened site, says she took the vaccine to protect herself, her patients and her family.

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