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KZN Legislature urges eligible citizens to get vaccinated

30 August 2021, 11:05 AM  |
Matthew Veeran Matthew Veeran |  @SABCNews
[File Image] A person about to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in KZN.

[File Image] A person about to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in KZN.

Image: KZN Health Facebook

[File Image] A person about to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in KZN.

The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature is appealing to South Africans aged 18 and older to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

The latest figures put the number of active cases in the KwaZulu-Natal at over 62 000, making it the province with the highest number of active cases.

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Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature, Les Govender, says vaccination centres in and around Durban are reporting low numbers of young citizens passing through their doors.

“As part of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature oversight programme, we were assigned to the Durban area to visit various vaccination sites. What we found at almost every site is the expected numbers of 18 plus people did not materialise. There wasn’t this influx of the youth. In fact, at one site they said that there wasn’t more than five that had turned up since the timeframe was opened up for them,” adds Govender.

On Sunday, National Immunisation Safety Expert Hannelie Meyer said despite reports that the effectiveness of some COVID-19 vaccines could decline over time, it remains important for people to get a level of immunity against the coronavirus.

Latest COVID-19 stats in South Africa:

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