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Johannesburg, Feb 28 South African Department of Health has said the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out is going well with a total of 63,648 people vaccinated in a week since the programme started."The Sisonke (Together) programme is outperforming original targets for number of vaccines delivered in its first week and is set to continue this momentum in its second week as more sites come online," Department of Health spokesperson Popo Maja said on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.In the first week, 18 vaccination sites have been set up from scratch, and complex logistics, including cold-chain management, were implemented, with distribution of vaccines and vial filling being carried out smoothly, said the spokesperson.They have also trained additional health workers, set up an online electronic registration system and ensured the safe and timely vaccination of healthcare professionals, he said."We will endeavour to ensure that all healthcare workers are vaccinated in a timely and fair way, starting with patient-facing healthcare workers who are at the highest risk of contracting severe Covid-19," he said.Maja said they welcome the news about the single dose of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine, of which South Africa has received two batches in February, and was expecting more doses early in March.South Africa is among the worst-hit African countries in terms of the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths, according to the Ethiopia-based Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.On February 17, South Africa's healthcare workers started inoculation against Covid-19 in Cape Town, marking the start of the country's vaccination programme.( With inputs from IANS )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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