Media Release: Ald. Memory Booysen gets his 2nd Pfizer jab

For Immediate Release
19 August 2021

Executive Mayor of Garden Route District Municipality, Ald. Memory Booysen, today, 19 August 2021, received his 2nd Pfizer jab at the Knysna Town Hall. Last month, on 8 July, Mayor Booysen received his 1st Pfizer jab at the Thembalethu Clinic in George – read about it here. Like most Mayors in the region, Booysen has been encouraging the public to also get the jab to protect themselves from severe illness. A joint statement was issued about this recently.

During a short interview, Mayor Booysen said: “My wife, Elethu, and I made a decision to get vaccinated because we want protection from severe Covid-19 illness. We’ve witnessed too many friends and family members being ripped away from our lives over the past year and a half. This is why I want to urge you to register to get vaccinated. Let’s all make the right choice together; please, I encourage you to trust science. We all want to enjoy a normal festive season later this year and not be faced with losing more loved ones.”

According to Mr Gerhard Otto, Manager for Disaster Management at GRDM, the vaccination uptake in the Garden Route is going well. “We encourage Garden Routers to keep up the momentum so that we reach our milestone of having at least 80% of citizens vaccinated before the end of November 2021,” said Otto.

Mr Siphiwe Dladla, Chief of Staff for the GRDM also joined Ald. Booysen to Knysna. They were both vaccinated at the same site on 8 July over a month ago.

Here is what to do if you are 18 or older and interested in getting the COVID-19 vaccine: Register for your COVID-19 vaccine by browsing here: https://vaccine.enroll.health.gov.za/ or by calling 0860 142 142 between 8 am and 8 pm on weekdays. You can also leave a message and the Health Department will call back. Alternatively, WhatsApp the word REGISTER to 0600 123 456 or dial *134*832# from any SA network for free.

Feature image caption: Sister Claire Vegter with Ald. Memory Booysen at the Knysna Town Hall, shortly after Ald. Booysen received his second Pfizer jab. Photo credit: Ms Nwabisa Pondoyi, Knysna Municipality

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