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Labour ward sister Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi became the first healthworker in SA to be vaccinated against Covid-19 on Wednesday.

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She was injected with the Johnson & Johnson vaccination at Khayelitsha District Hospital in the Western Cape, watched by health minister Zweli Mkhize and Western Cape health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo.
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Khayelitsha hospital in Cape Town are one of the first to be vaccinated @SundayTimesZA @TimesLIVE @CapeTown @PresidencyZA pic.twitter.com/OVKYg0jxjl
— Esa Alexander (@ezaap) February 17, 2021
[BREAKING NEWS] First Johnson and Johnson jab in South Africa administered in Khayelitsha.
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— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) February 17, 2021
Mkhize and President Cyril Ramaphosa were then vaccinated alongside 16 health workers, including emergency medicine physician Dr Sa’ad Lahri, housekeeping staffer Mavuyo Mpambani and administration clerk Cwengisa Dadirai.
Mbombo said she would not be receiving the vaccination. The Western Cape had received only 13,000 of the 80,000 doses that arrived at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Tuesday night, she said.
President @CyrilRamaphosa, Health Minister @DrZweliMkhize and Deputy Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla as well as the healthcare workers will be vaccinated this afternoon at Khayelitsha District Hospital in the Western Cape Province. #WeChooseVaccination pic.twitter.com/g5BzuWlNXj
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) February 17, 2021