by Thinus Ferreira
MultiChoice in South Africa has started a Covid-19 vaccination programme for its South African employees and has created a vaccination site in the basement of its MultiChoice Explora building in Randburg for staffers of the pay-TV company who want to get vaccinated there.
South Africa is battling a devastating third wave of the global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic with the country that shifted back to an adjusted Lockdown level 3 since Monday this week.
MultiChoice's vaccination site in Randburg is staffed by health professionals from the Wits Health Consortium.
"The goal of the
national vaccine campaign is to significantly reduce the spread of the virus in
a bid to return our society to normality. Vaccinating our employees will help
increase the number of South Africans that are vaccinated and make a meaningful
contribution to this goal. We want to play our part in the fight against COVID-19," says Nyiko Shiburi, MultiChoice SA CEO.
MultiChoice's vaccination site follows the South African government's age group-based rollout, starting with people aged 35 years
and older.
MultiChoice staffers who have already received their first Pfizer jab as part
of the government rollout can receive their second jab at the MultiChoice vaccination
site. MultiChoice will also make regional vaccination sites available later in provinces outside of Gauteng.