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[VIDEO] Introduction to immunisation – lessons from rural South Africa

By Yolanda Mdzeke, Joan van Dyk and Aisha Abdool Karim

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One in three South Africans live in remote, rural areas. This means it’s crucial to reach such areas with COVID vaccines. Here are five solutions from the provinces leading the immunisation race.

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Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.

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Joan van Dyk is Bhekisisa's news editor.

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Aisha Abdool Karim was a senior health reporter at Bhekisisa from 2020 to 2022.

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