“I came here because a drive-through vaccination is safe and quick. I also do not live far from the church,” Makwe said as he waited to get his jab.
“I got here five minutes ago. The drive-through is nice because you don’t spend a lot of time here. It’s in and out. It’s a brilliant idea because people do not want to wait,” she said.
Sister Thandeka Lebotse said the site was opened last month. It had initially been designated for teachers and police. “Everyone who is eligible to get the vaccine can come. We allow people who are registered and those who are not. “We also offer free Covid-19 tests if someone feels sick or think they might have contracted the virus,” she said.“We would like to see more people coming. We encourage people to come because there are no lines here. You are in your safe space, in your car.”Lebotse said they have had older people who walked to the site to get vaccinated. “We don’t turn them away. We ask the drivers to give them a lift so we can vaccinate them from the cars.
Once they are vaccinated, motorists are asked to park their cars and wait for 15 minutes before they are allowed to go home.“A lot of people who come here prefer the J&J vaccine because it’s a single dose.”