City gears up for launch of ‘Vooma’ vaccination weekend
28 September 2021
Statement by Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Zahid Badroodien
The City of Cape Town has finalised its logistics for the upcoming national vaccination weekend.
The Executive Mayor will be launching ‘Vooma’ vaccination weekend at the City’s Pelican Park Clinic on Friday, 1 October 2021. The vaccination weekend will take place between 1 and 3 October 2021, and aims to reach at least 30 000 people within the metropole.
The City will have a number of fixed and roving vaccination sites operating during this period, in the eight health sub-districts across the metropole.
This is the first time that weekend vaccinations will be widely available and we encourage residents who have not yet had the opportunity to get vaccinated, to please make use of this opportunity.
To those who are still unsure about getting vaccinated, please reach out to your local health facility for advice and guidance, so that you may make an informed decision about your personal health and that of those around you.
City vaccination sites over the national vaccination weekend will be as follows:
| SUBDISTRICT | SITE | MOBILE VAN LOCATIONS | Saturday | Sunday |
| Eastern | Afrika Tikkun Hall | | 10:00 – 15:00 | 10:00 – 15:00 |
| | Kuilsriver Taxi rank | 10:00 – 15:00 | |
| Nomzamo Hall –near Taxi rank and Shoprite U Save | | 10:00 – 15:00 | 10:00 – 15:00 |
| Khayelitsha | Kuyasa Library vaccination site | | 10:00 – 15:00 | 10:00 – 15:00 |
| CCT East Vax Mobile | Makhaza Mall Shoprite | 10:00 – 15:00 | 10:00 – 15:00 |
| Tygerberg/Klipfontein | CCT Area Central Mobile | Bellville Transport interchange | 09:00 - 15:00 | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| | Gatesville Hub | 09:00 - 14:00 | |
| Mitchells Plain | CCT Vax Van MP | Philippi Shoprite | 09:00 - 15:00 | |
| | Philippi Plaza | | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Thusong centre vaccination site | | 09:00 - 15:00 | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Southern SD | Oceanview vaccination site | | 09:00 - 15:00 | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| CCT Vax Van Southern | Philippi Farm Area | 09:00 - 15:00 | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Pelican Park Clinic | | 09:00 - 15:00 | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Northern SD | Brackenfell vaccination site | | 08:00 - 15:00 | 08:00 - 15:00 |
This campaign is an indication of the City's commitment to drive vaccination efforts in our most vulnerable communities where residents require additional assistance to access vaccination services. We are encouraging leadership from across the political spectrum, civil society, religious and traditional leaders, labour and business to support the campaign and encourage as many people to vaccinate during this weekend.
We are expecting the fourth wave of Covid-19 to hit South Africa towards the end of the year and we have the power to ensure that far fewer people end up in hospital or die. We have to work together to protect our own health and by default, the health of all our loved ones and the city at large.
The Western Cape Government will also open numerous vaccination sites. A comprehensive list, with operating hours, is available here:
https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Centre%20Assets/Provincial%20sites.pdf
Anyone, 18 years and older, can go to a vaccination site where they will be registered and vaccinated.
Residents are also able to register before going to a vaccination site. They can do so by sending the word "REGISTER" to 060 0123 456 or by dialling *134*832# on their cellphone.
The City further reminds residents to please be mindful of the following when making their way to a vaccination site:
- Make sure you know your cellphone number, or if you do not have a cellphone, take the number of a relative or a friend so that confirmation of the date for your second vaccination dose can be sent to this number
- Take your identity document, passport, refugee permit or asylum seeker permit number along. If you do not have any form of identification, you will still be vaccinated
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City of Cape Town, Media Office
