Punctures and tails: Failures leave some healthcare workers waiting for the Covid-19 jab | News 24

Private doctors receive the Covid-19 vaccine at the Groote Schuur Hospital on February 21, 2021 in Cape Town.

Lack of advance planning by the government, a breakdown in communication, and a chaotic scheduling system apparently resulted in thousands of healthcare workers across the country, mainly in Gauteng and the Western Cape, having to endure times of waiting hours before receiving a vaccine. or just be rejected.

Experts have warned that the country needs to use the 80,000 vaccines in two weeks or vaccines …