Private sector offers Covid-19 vaccine sites on voting day

DURBAN – Business for South Africa (B4SA), which is coordinating the private sector’s work with government to roll out the national Covid-19 vaccination programme, says that all private sector vaccination sites across South Africa are accepting walk-ins on voting day from anyone currently eligible for vaccination, regardless of whether they are insured or uninsured.

It said all Covid-19 vaccination sites would accept anyone for vaccination who has an ID, passport or other form of identification, regardless of their nationality.

Adding that the sites include both independent community pharmacies and corporate pharmacy chains (such as Dis-Chem and Clicks), private hospitals and medical scheme vaccination sites.

Vaccine sites are being offered at the following voting stations in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday for those who may have not had their Covid-19 jab as yet:

• Ferrum High School, Newcastle – 8 Aquamarine Drive, Sunnyridge, Newcastle Contact: 0712393430

• Newcastle Town Hall, Newcastle – 66 Scott Street, next to Municipality Office Contact: 0740771234

• Adams Community Hall, eThekwini – 540 Adams Mission, Umbumbulu Contact: 0733585061

• Berea Primary School, eThekwini – 20 Bellevue Road, Berea Contact: 0826400241

• Dirkie Uys Primary School, eThekwini – 100 Hollesley Road, Bluff Contact: 0837811763

• Kuswag Primary School, eThekwini – 5 Ashgate, eManzimtoti Contact: 0786034704

• Morningside Sports Club, eThekwini - 138 Hollander Crescent, Morningside Contact: 0835786543

• Paul Sykes Primary School, eThekwini - Lowfield Grove, Earlsfield, Newlands West Contact: 0793855025

• Resmont Primary School, eThekwini - 2 Magdelan Avenue, Reservoir Hills Contact: 0835011992

• Westridge Park Tennis Stadium, eThekwini - 100 Jan Smuts Highway Mayville Contact: 0728185146

• Tinley Manor Primary School, KwaDukuza - 2 Etete Velani Township, Shakaskraal Contact: 0731998524

• Arthur Blaxall School, Msunduzi Local Municipality – 87 Royston Road, Mountain Rise, Pietermaritzburg Contact: 0834105208

• Carter High High School, Msunduzi – 22 Carter Driver, Wembly, Pietermaritzburg Contact:0845600498

• Shri Vishnu Primary School, Msunduzi – 558 Longmarket Street, Pietermaritzburg Contact: 0722217464

• Howick West Community Hall, uMngeni – Alphine Road, Howick West Contact: 0843897041

• Acaciavale Tent at Clinic, Alfred Duma - 92 Centenary Road, Acaciavale, Ladysmith Contact: 0827861454

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