{"id":49748,"date":"2022-04-21T10:10:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T08:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/eastern-cape-exceeds-two-million-fully-vaccinated-citizens-20220419\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T22:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:08:09","slug":"eastern-cape-exceeds-two-million-fully-vaccinated-citizens-20220419","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/eastern-cape-exceeds-two-million-fully-vaccinated-citizens-20220419\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Cape exceeds two million fully vaccinated citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Eastern Cape has moved a step closer towards achieving herd immunity as more than two million people have been fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of April 13, 3,5 million vaccines were administered to 2,4 million people with 2,003 million fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means 40% of the eligible population has been fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The milestone comes after a successful Vooma vaccination weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health MEC, Nomakhosazana Meth, has called on those who have yet to get vaccinated to get the jab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are happy that 40% of the eligible population has been fully vaccinated. We urge the rest to roll up their sleeves and get the life-saving vaccine because we don\u2019t want to leave anyone behind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing vaccinated is the best defence we have against severe illness or death, should we contract COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will continue ramping up the vaccination campaign for us to reach as many people as possible so that we can achieve herd immunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meth also called on those who have been fully vaccinated to get their booster shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women account for 60.64% of the fully vaccinated population while 39.36% men have been vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nelson Mandela Bay has had 428 953 people fully vaccinated with OR Tambo having 341 508.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other districts\u2019 fully vaccinated numbers are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Buffalo City Metro: 267 035;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amathole: 239 417;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris Hani: 225 734;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alfred Nzo: 210 997;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarah Baartman: 182 523; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joe Gqabi: 106 947,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The provincial health department has urged people to continue adhering to the non-pharmaceutical interventions to stop the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of April 13, there were 680 active cases. 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