KZN Health ropes in 'influencers' in vaccination drive
The
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health is ramping up its vaccination drive in the
province with the launch of an influencers roadshow that will move to all 11
districts.
MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu was joined by Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu at Tuesday morning's launch at the Moses Mabhida People’s Park in Durban.
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The team of influencers will include MECs, heads of department, amakhosi, mayors, celebrities and traditional leaders.
Simelane-Zulu said there was a need for this programme.
"We realise that the majority of our people, particularly those what live in townships and rural areas not many many of them have registered.
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"So we needed to get a buy-in and we needed to get the influencers to assist us to make sure that our 60 and above are able to some to our facilities and get vaccinated."
