KZN among top registered for Covid jabs between 18 - 35

KZN among top registered for Covid jabs between 18 - 35

Coronavirus vaccine registration is opened for those aged between 18 and 35.

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So far 184 000 young people have signed up to get the jab. 


Health Minister Joe Phaahla says KwaZulu-Natal's among the top three provinces with the highest number of registrations so far. 


Phaahla briefed the media on Friday on the government's response to the pandemic. 


READ: KZN driving spike in Covid-19 infections nationally: Phaahla


He says the majority came from Metros. 


"Number one of those 18 plus who are already registered is in Gauteng with just over 73 000 followed by the Western Cape with just over 53 000 and followed by KwaZulu-Natal with just over 27 000. 


"So quite encouraging in the first few hours we already have 184 000 plus of the 18 plus who have already registered." 

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