Cape Town - The Athlone Stadium mass vaccination site is expected to administer more than 4 000 vaccines a day, through both its walk-in and drive-through sections – making it as big as the Cape Town International Convention Centre CTICC Vaccination Centre of Hope, and one of the biggest in the province.
The project is a partnership between the City and the provincial governments, to enable both insured and uninsured residents to have easy access to vaccinations.
The walk-through service will have 40 vaccination stations, while the drive-through will have five lanes.
The drive-through will follow the same steps as a walk-through, with cars stopping at five stations, which will ensure that clients were successfully screened, registered, and vaccinated.
Premier Alan Winde said that this demonstrates the provincial government’s commitment to a vaccination programme, based on fairness, access and equity.
“The philosophy of fairness and equity underlines the opening of the Athlone Vaccination Centre of Hope at the Athlone Stadium, which will bring a mass vaccination site closer to residents of the Cape Flats, while providing an efficient, well-run service. Every life matters, and so every person must have access to these life-saving vaccines. It doesn’t matter where you live, or what you earn,” said Winde.
Mayor Dan Plato said: “We are very pleased to make one of our major facilities available to the Western Cape Government, who continue to make great progress in this critical vaccine roll-out. This is another example of the great progress that can be made, when different spheres of government work together for the benefit of residents. As a fully-vaccinated resident myself, I encourage all residents living in the surrounding areas to please make use of this facility and get the jab as soon as possible.”
Cape Times