WATCH: Ramaphosa receives COVID-19 vaccine
President Cyril Ramaphosa and health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize were the first in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The president of the country was with of a group of health workers being vaccinated at the Khayelitsha District Hospital in Cape Town on Wednesday. A glass cubical in Khayelitsha District Hospital’s Trauma unit is where
WATCH: Ramaphosa receives COVID-19 vaccine
President Cyril Ramaphosa and health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize were the first in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The president of the country was with of a group of health workers being vaccinated at the Khayelitsha District Hospital in Cape Town on Wednesday.
A glass cubical in Khayelitsha District Hospital’s Trauma unit is where the first round of vaccines was administered.
Nurse Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi became the first citizen to receive the Johnson & Johnson jab, kicking off the largest vaccination drive in the country’s history; some of her colleagues also received their jabs and then it was the president’s turn.
He appeared in good spirits and joked with staff as he received the injection.
Ramaphosa addressed the media after his vaccination: “I’ve just had my vaccination and I must say that at first, I was a bit terrified of this long needle that was going to be embedded into my arm. It happened so quickly, so easily. It was just a prick on my flesh and I really did not feel much pain.”
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has also received his jab.
Sister Milanie Bennett is the Clinical Programme Co-ordinator at the Khayelitsha District Hospital in Cape Town. She took me through the consent form and explained the inoculation process to me thoroughly before I took the vaccine shot. pic.twitter.com/VnfAkYhDd5
— Cyril Ramaphosa ???????? (@CyrilRamaphosa) February 17, 2021
Taking the vaccine was quick, easy and not so painful. I urge all our healthcare workers to register to receive their vaccinations as they are our first line of defence against the coronavirus pandemic. #WeChooseVacciNation #VaccineforSouthAfrica ???????? pic.twitter.com/11tyl1f9Xs
— Cyril Ramaphosa ???????? (@CyrilRamaphosa) February 17, 2021
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize receiving the #Covid19 vaccine. #IChooseVacciNation #VaccineRolloutSA pic.twitter.com/ILb1OkVbfJ
— Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) February 17, 2021
South Africa's first healthcare worker has been vaccinated against #COVID19 #VaccineRolloutSA #IChooseVacciNation pic.twitter.com/NZ0U9blpjo
— Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) February 17, 2021
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