Covid vaccination rollout for nursing homes to be accelerated

All nursing home residents and staff are to be given the Covid-19 vaccine in the next two weeks as the Government moves to accelerate the rollout.

All nursing home residents and staff are to be given the Covid-19 vaccine in the next two weeks as the Government moves to accelerate the rollout.

The announcement came as it was confirmed that a more contagious South African variant of the virus has been found here, sparking serious concern among health officials amid record case numbers.