VACCINATION WEEKEND Garden Route
The Vooma Vaccination Weekend is on our doorstep, taking place from 1 to 3 October nationally. The aim of this vaccination drive is to vaccinate 70% of adults by the end of the year – that’s 17 million more people. If we achieve that, projections are that we will save at least 20 000 lives.
The Garden Route has administered 256 879 vaccines to date. The percentage of the Garden Route population over 18 years who have received at least one dose vaccine stands at 41% . If you are 18 or older, don’t wait any longer! Go and get vaccinated at a site near you. The vaccination is free to everyone living in South Africa, whether you are a South African or from another country.
VOOMA weekend sites:
| Sub-District | Site | Operating Hours
2 Oct 2021 |
Operating Hours
3 Oct 2021 |
| George | Harry Comay TB Hospital | 08h00 – 16h00 | 08h00 – 16h00 |
| Hessequa | Riversdale Civic Centre | 08h00 – 16h00 | 08h00 – 16h00 |
| Hessequa | Heidelberg Duivenhoks Hall | 08h00 – 14h00 | |
| Hessequa | Albertinia Theronsville Hall | 08h00 – 14h00 | |
| Hessequa | Witsand de Duine Hall | 08h00 – 14h00 | |
| Kannaland | Ladismith Town Hall | 08h00 – 16h00 | |
| Kannaland | Calitzdorp DRC Church Hall | 08h00 – 16h00 | |
| Knysna | Knysna CDC | 08h00 – 16h00 | |
| Mossel Bay | Alma CDC | 08h00 – 16h00 | |
| Mossel Bay | D’Almeida CDC | 08h00 – 16h00 | |
| Oudtshoorn | Bongolethu Clinic | 08h00 – 16h00 | 08h00 – 16h00 |
| Bitou | Plettenberg Bay Clinic | 08h00 – 16h00 |
COVID cases
The district is still showing a decrease in the total number of new cases over the last 7 days compared to 7 – 14 days ago. George Regional Hospital is also experiencing decreased pressure in wards as well as the critical care unit. Today there are 26 COVID patients in the COVID ward and 10 patients in the critical care unit. Harry Comay Hospital, a step-down facility for George Hospital has 7 COVID-19 patients. All district hospitals have decreased pressure except for Oudtshoorn Hospital, which although less busy, still has a high number of COVID inpatients.