Gopolang Leepile 
 
The vaccine hesitant residents of Kagiso township in Krugersdorp, Mogale City Local Municipality are now promising to get vaccinated.
This comes after Deputy President, David Mabuza together with Premier David Makhura and MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi conducted a door-to-door campaign encouraging residents to vaccinate and also to dispel misconceptions around the Covid-19 vaccines.
Speaking about the campaign, MEC Mokgethi said that she is aware of the challenges faced by various communities in Gauteng to access vaccination sites and reiterated that mobile vaccination pop-up sites will be erected across the province.

"We will also be intensifying the vaccination rollout programme in other townships across the province, visiting shopping malls and entertainment areas to ensure that we reach more people," emphasised MEC Mokgethi.
Furthermore, Premier Makhura said that the vaccine hesitancy amongst Gauteng residents was a result of the wrong information shared by "anti-vaxxers" regarding the safety and side effects of the Covid-19 vaccines.
"Since the beginning of this month, our efforts have been on door-to-door campaigns throughout the province, engaging with households on the vaccination programme and the benefits of vaccinating. 
 "Whenever we come across hesitancy while on the door-to-door campaign, our Community Health Care Workers find out what led to it and give thorough education and clarity to the questions the community members may have regarding the side effects," said Premier Makhura. 
The door-to-door campaign was a follow-up from the Covid-19 vaccination rollout outreach programme at Kagiso Mall and Odirileng Maponya Clinic, as part of an Inter-Ministerial Committee visit in the West Rand District Municipality. 
Deputy President Mabuza said that it is important for government to take the vaccination programme directly to residents so that by the time the country approaches the festive season, more than 40 million people are vaccinated. 
"As part of our efforts to make t vaccines easily accessible to every South African, we will ensure that every community has a mobile vaccination site. 
"We are no longer going to wait for people to come to one central vaccination site, the goal is to get into homes and ensure that everyone is vaccinated, and if not, encourage them to do so by giving them the right information," said the Deputy President. 
All vaccines approved by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) have been proven to be safe and effective, however, some people may have side effects after getting vaccinated.