Time’s up, Minister Mkhize: Are South Africa's vaccination sites ready?
3 May 2021
Note to Editors: Please find attached soundbite by Siviwe Gwarube MP.
The DA calls on the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, to provide the nation with an urgent update on the state of readiness of South Africa’s vaccination sites.
Following the DA's oversight tour of vaccination sites across the country to assess its readiness, the DA is greatly concerned about the lack of vaccination sites directly linked to bigger hospitals. As things stand, many primary healthcare facilities will not be fully ready for 17 May when the 2nd phase of the rollout is meant to begin.
The DA has – thus far - visited facilities in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Gauteng. These oversight inspections raised the following concerns: