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Mining Weekly reports that diversified miner Exxaro Resources has launched a Covid-19 vaccination rollout programme at its Matla coal mine in Mpumalanga.
The launch of the rollout programme is part of a national campaign under the auspices of the Department of Health in partnership with the Mpumalanga Department of Health and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane, Mpumalanga Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu and Mpumalanga Department of Health head Dr Savera Mohangi attended the launch of the programme at the Matla mine on 27 July. Exxaro group health and safety manager Dr Joseph Matjila said that combatting the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on SA was not limited only to the mine's boundaries and, while its interventions were primarily focused on its mine employees, members of host communities could also use the facilities to be vaccinated. Exxaro rolled out a similar initiative at its Grootegeluk coal mine, in Limpopo, during the week of 19 to 25 July. More than 1 000 people were vaccinated on the day of the launch at Grootegeluk, when Exxaro hosted Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba.
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