Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said the rollout got off to a great start despite some glitches, including a delivery mix-up, which saw the Pfizer vaccine delivered to some sites, instead of the Johnson & Johnson jab.
The deputy minister confirmed that there were currently 300,000 doses that were being administered to educators, with more Johnson & Johnson vaccines set to arrive in the country soon.
It's hoped after months of disruptions, schooling will be able to return to some normalcy as employees in the sector across the country started receiving their jabs on Wednesday.
Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi on Wednesday said in one incident, the wrong vaccine was delivered to some sites in the province.
More than a quarter of a million education staffers are aimed to be vaccinated across Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal as the Department of Basic Education launched vaccinations on 23 June 2021. Gauteng aims to vaccinate 125,000 and KZN 127,000 employees respectively.
The provincial education department plans to inoculate 127,000 educators and other staff members at 70 vaccination sites across the province starting on Wednesday.
