South Africans over the age of 50 can register for vaccinations from 1 July 2021 and will be allowed to walk in at a vaccination centre to receive their jab.<\/p>\n
This is feedback from Dr Nicholas Crisp, deputy director-general in the national Department of Health, who spoke to Netwerk24<\/strong><\/a> about the next phase of vaccinations in the country.<\/p>\n Acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane announced last week that people aged between 50 and 59 would be able to register for the Covid-19 vaccines this week.<\/p>\n These vaccinations are scheduled to begin on 15 July.<\/p>\n Commenting on the programme, Kubayi-Ngubane acknowledged that the government would not meet its target of vaccinating over five million senior citizens by the end of June.<\/p>\n This, she said, is mainly due to vaccine hesitancy, a lack of technology for some citizens to register, and vaccination centres that are located far from people\u2019s residences.<\/p>\n She added that the government was concerned about the number of people over 60 who have registered for a vaccine, which has continued to decrease.<\/p>\n The minister said that this was particularly problematic as this age group is most at risk and yet the majority of people have not been vaccinated.<\/p>\n While these challenges remain, Crisp said the government is ready to move to the next phase of vaccinations.<\/p>\n He provided details for people over 50 who want to register for vaccinations, summarised in the table below.<\/p>\n