News24 reports that the SA Police Service (SARS) is gearing up to vaccinate its members, with at least 180,000 officers and other staff being targeted to get the jab.

The vaccination rollout will be launched on Monday in Soweto by Police Minister Bheki Cele, acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane and Commissioner General Khehla Sitole. Police Ministry spokesperson Lirandzu Themba said the goal was to inoculate frontline officers involved in day-to-day operations. Cele and Sitole would be vaccinated first. SAPS plans to vaccinate more than 180 000 employees at the 108 registered vaccination sites across the country, starting from 8 July. Themba said more than 670 officers had already succumbed to Covid-19, while at least 30,000 others were infected across the country.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Getrude Makhafola at News24

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