Sisonke COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out

Calling all health workers and personnel to access the government Sisonke vaccination program. 

COVID-19 Vaccination is now open to ALL health workers and health personnel including: 

• Non-patient facing health workers

• Support and administrative staff

• Staff at multilateral health agencies

• Laboratory staff

• Health research staff

• Community Health Workers

• Staff who work in care homes (e.g. old aged homes, homes for children)

• Funeral workers

• Registered traditional health practitioners

 If you have already registered, refresh your registration now. Please note that vouchers received before 26 April are no longer valid.

COVID-19 Vaccination Week 

Walk-ins welcome - no invitation/voucher required at all Sisonke sites between Monday 10 to Friday 14 May - 8am to 2pm. Thereafter, please wait for your voucher number. 

What to bring with you: 

• ID or passport

• Proof of your employment: letter, staff card etc. 

Important Registration Tips for COVID-19 Vaccination Week: 

• Ensure your ID and cellphone numbers are entered correctly

• If you are aged over 60 years and a health worker or health personnel, do not register on the over 60 part of EVDS. Go back and change that to a Health Care Worker

• When you are asked if you are a healthcare professional, please say YES

• If you don’t have a professional council number leave the field blank and continue

• When you are asked where you work, please select your closest vaccination site

• Please enter the location of the vaccination site as the address. You do not need to provide a full address. The name of the town or city is sufficient. 

We understand many people are concerned about the safety of the vaccine 

Serious side-effects are extremely rare but severe COVID-19 is not: 

• Serious side effects such as severe allergy (anaphylaxis) and the rare clotting condition affect between 1 and 4 people per million vaccinated.

• In the last year 35 000 people per million cases of COVID-19 lost their lives. 

The one-and-done (1 dose) Johnson & Johnson (JnJ) vaccine provides more than 80% protection against severe COVID-19.

“A third wave of COVID-19 is predicted to begin in South Africa this winter. Protecting healthcare workers is a priority and so we must start vaccinating our healthcare workers before the third wave arrives.” - Sisonke Study 

Please talk to your health provider if you have concerns when making your decision.

FAQ - SISONKE COVID-19 VACCINATION 

Kind regards, 

The A24Group Compliance Team