Covid-19 vaccination sites at NWU closed for now
The Covid-19 vaccination drive in South Africa received a boost with thousands of members of the public getting their vaccinations at three NWU sites, the Great Hall in Mahikeng, the Dampad Dining Hall in Potchefstroom and the old Administration building in Vanderbijlpark. These sites were identified as vaccination outreach sites by the respective Provincial Departments of Health.
Vaccinations at these outreach sites crossed the 21 000 mark. NWU staff, students and members of the community, have received 21 372 vaccinations since the first vaccination drive started on the weekend of 16 July.
“We believe the drive made a meaningful impact in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic. We are so proud of all the NWU staff, ranging from academics to support staff, and other stakeholders involved in doing volunteer work and encouraging people to get vaccinated. I want to especially highlight the contributions of the staff and students from the Faculty of Health Sciences, who continued to be integral to the drive,” says the executive dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Prof Awie Kotze
Statistics from Groote Schuur Hospital as on 6 September 2021.
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Covid-19 vaccination site announcements
Attention students - Last opportunity to get your Covid-19 vaccination at an NWU site this coming weekend (18 September)
13 September 2021
Dear NWU student,
Since the start of the vaccination process at all three our campuses, close to 20 000 people were already vaccinated.
We will again this weekend be open on the Mahikeng and Potchefstroom campuses to allow you to receive your vaccination.
The sites will be open for the last time this weekend!
Mahikeng Campus
18 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Great Hall
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus.
NB: This will be the last opportunity to get your jab on campus, after which you can visit any of the Provincial Department of Health’s sites.
Potchefstroom Campus
18 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Dampad dining hall behind Veritas men's residence, and please only make use of the Gerrit Dekker entrance.
The Pfizer vaccine will be available to persons who have to receive their second Pfizer jabs.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus for persons that need to receive a first vaccination.
NB: This will be the last opportunity to get your jab on campus, after which you can visit any of the Provincial Department of Health’s sites.
The following are important on the day of your vaccination:
- Complete the NWU Daily Screening App to allow you access to the campus;
- Identity document. You will not receive your vaccination without it;
- Medical aid: please have your medical aid number available if you belong to a medical aid scheme, and
- The registration SMS; this is the SMS you receive once you have registered on the EVDS.
We look forward to welcome you at our vaccination sites. Please remember that no one is compelled to get vaccinated, however, as per the advice of medical experts, it is crucial for the management of Covid-19 effects.
Please take care and be safe.
Kind regards
North-West University
Attention staff and members of the public - Last opportunity to get your Covid-19 vaccination at an NWU site this coming weekend (18 September)
13 September 2021
Since the start of the vaccination process at all three our campuses, close to 20 000 people were already vaccinated.
We will again this weekend be open on the Mahikeng and Potchefstroom campuses to allow you to receive your vaccination.
The sites will be open for the last time this weekend!
Mahikeng Campus
18 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Great Hall
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus.
NB: This will be the last opportunity to get your jab on campus, after which you can visit any of the Provincial Department of Health’s sites.
Potchefstroom Campus
18 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Dampad dining hall behind Veritas men's residence, and please only make use of the Gerrit Dekker entrance.
The Pfizer vaccine will be available to persons who have to receive their second Pfizer jabs.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus for persons that need to receive a first vaccination.
NB: This will be the last opportunity to get your jab on campus, after which you can visit any of the Provincial Department of Health’s sites.
Important information
•Staff should please complete the Daily Screening App to allow them access to the campus. •Without your ID document, you will not be able to receive your vaccination.
•Please also have your medical aid number available, should you belong to any medical scheme. •Once you have registered on the Government website, you will receive an SMS. Please have this SMS available to show at the vaccination station.
Looking forward to welcome you at our two sites to ensure that we assist in equipping you to fight this pandemic, thus protecting all NWU stakeholders, including our communities.
Remember we care.
Attention students - Get your Covid-19 vaccination at an NWU site this coming weekend (11-12 September)
7 September 2021
Dear NWU student,
We will again this weekend be open to allow you to receive your vaccination. Due to the dwindling of numbers (also at provincial sites) and the availability of our staff and students who are conducting this service on a voluntary basis, the operating hours of our sites have changed.
The sites will only remain open for a limited period still. Please urgently take note of the dates!
Mahikeng Campus
11 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Great Hall
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus.
NB: This site will be open for the last time on 18 September. All students are welcome and please do not wait until the last opportunity.
Potchefstroom Campus
11 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Dampad dining hall behind Veritas men's residence, and please only make use of the Gerrit Dekker entrance.
The Pfizer vaccine will be available to persons who have to receive their second Pfizer jabs.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus for persons that need to receive a first vaccination.
NB: This site will be open for the last time on 18 September. All students are welcome and please do not wait until the last opportunity.
Vanderbijlpark Campus
11 September from 09:00 to 16:00
12 September from 09:00 to 13:00
Vaccination site: Old Admin building (Building 24).
The Pfizer vaccine will be administered on this campus.
NB: This will be the last opportunity to get your jab on campus. In order to assist you to obtain your second jab, the site will in all probability be opened up again in October to accommodate this. If this will not be possible, alternative arrangements will be communicated. Due to limited capacity, this site will not be open to members of the public, except for immediate family members of staff. All students are welcome.
The following are important on the day of your vaccination:
- Complete the NWU Daily Screening App to allow you access to the campus;
- Identity document. You will not receive your vaccination without it;
- Medical aid: please have your medical aid number available if you belong to a medical aid scheme, and
- The registration SMS; this is the SMS you receive once you have registered on the EVDS.
We look forward to welcome you at our vaccination sites. Please remember that no one is compelled to get vaccinated, however, as per the advice of medical experts, it is crucial for the management of Covid-19 effects.
Please take care and be safe.
Kind regards
North-West University
Attention staff and members of the public - Covid-19 vaccinations at NWU over the coming weekend (11-12 September)
7 September 2021
Since the start of the vaccination process at all three our campuses, more than 18 200 people were already vaccinated.
We will again this weekend be open to allow you to receive your vaccination. Due to the dwindling of numbers (also at provincial sites) and the availability of our staff and students who are conducting this service on a voluntary basis, the operating hours of our sites have changed.
The sites will only remain open for a limited period still. Please urgently take note of the dates!
Mahikeng Campus
11 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Great Hall
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus.
NB: This site will be open for the last time on 18 September. All staff members and their families are welcome and please do not wait until the last opportunity.
Potchefstroom Campus
11 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Dampad dining hall behind Veritas men's residence, and please only make use of the Gerrit Dekker entrance.
The Pfizer vaccine will be available to persons who have to receive their second Pfizer jabs.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus for persons that need to receive a first vaccination.
NB: This site will be open for the last time on 18 September. All staff members and their families are welcome and please do not wait until the last opportunity.
Vanderbijlpark Campus
11 September from 09:00 to 16:00
12 September from 09:00 to 13:00
Vaccination site: Old Admin building (Building 24).
The Pfizer vaccine will be administered on this campus.
NB: This will be the last opportunity to get your jab on campus. In order to assist you to obtain your second jab, the site will in all probability be opened up again in October to accommodate this. If this will not be possible, alternative arrangements will be communicated. Due to limited capacity, this site will not be open to members of the public, except for immediate family members of staff.
Important information
- Staff should please complete the Daily Screening App to allow them access to the campus.
- Without your ID document, you will not be able to receive your vaccination.
- Please also have your medical aid number available, should you belong to any medical scheme.
- Once you have registered on the Government website, you will receive an SMS. Please have this SMS available to show at the vaccination station.
- Looking forward to welcome you at our three sites to ensure that we assist in equipping you to fight this pandemic, thus protecting all NWU stakeholders, including our communities.
Remember we care.
Attention students - Get your Covid-19 vaccination at an NWU site this coming weekend (3-5 September)
31 August 2021
Dear NWU student,
As of 20 August, people between the ages of 18 and 34 could also register on the National Department of Health Electronic Vaccine Data System (EVDS). Your registration will avoid any additional administrative processes at the vaccination site(s). Those who may encounter difficulties with the registration on EVDS can be assisted at the vaccination site(s).
If you registered using your campus/campus town address, you would most likely have received an sms inviting you to a specific vaccination centre on a specific date. These would in all probability indicate the following sites:
Mahikeng Campus – Mahikeng Provincial Hospital
Potchefstroom Campus – Witrand Psychiatric Hospital
Vanderbijlpark Campus – Sharpeville Community Centre
The NWU sites are outreach centres of these sites, and therefore you can report to our sites directly to receive your vaccination, according to the dates below.
Please note that the EDVS system may also have allocated you to another site but you can still use one of our sites as the national system allows all registered persons to be vaccinated at any site.
Medical experts advise that the Covid-19 vaccination reduces the severity of the disease, duration of hospitalisation and mortality, particularly for those with comorbidities. All Covid-19 protocols – including wearing a mask, hand hygiene, and physical/social distancing – must still be adhered to, even after being vaccinated.
Please take note of the NWU’s stance on the vaccination of staff and students against Covid-19 as well as other important information, including side effects of the Covid-19 vaccine, on the university’s Covid-19 web page.
Mahikeng Campus
3 and 4 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Great Hall
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus.
NB: This site will only be open until the weekend of 17 September. All students are welcome and please do not wait until the last opportunity.
Potchefstroom Campus
4 and 5 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Dampad dining hall behind Veritas men's residence, and please only make use of the Gerrit Dekker entrance.
On both days, Pfizer will be available to persons who have to receive their second Pfizer jabs.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will also be administered on Saturday and Sunday on this campus for persons that need to receive a first vaccination.
NB: This site will only be open until the last weekend in September. All students are welcome and please do not wait until the last opportunity.
Vanderbijlpark Campus
4 and 5 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Old Admin building (Building 24).
The Pfizer vaccine will be administered on this campus.
NB: This site will only be open over the coming weekend and the weekend of 11 and 12 September. In order to assist you to obtain your second jab, the site will in all probability be opened up again in October to accommodate this. Due to limited capacity, this site will not be open to members of the public, except for immediate family members of staff. All students are welcome and please do not wait until the last opportunity.
The following are important on the day of your vaccination:
- Complete the NWU Daily Screening App to allow you access to the campus;
- Identity document. You will not receive your vaccination without it;
- Medical aid: please have your medical aid number available if you belong to a medical aid scheme, and
- The registration SMS; this is the SMS you receive once you have registered on the EVDS.
We look forward to welcome you at our vaccination sites. Please remember that no one is compelled to get vaccinated, however, as per the advice of medical experts, it is crucial for the management of Covid-19 effects.
Please take care and be safe.
Kind regards
North-West University
Attention staff and members of the public - Covid-19 vaccinations at NWU over the coming weekend (3-5 September)
31 August 2021
Get your Covid-19 vaccination at an NWU site this coming weekend
Dear colleague,
Since the start of the vaccination process at our Mahikeng and Potchefstroom campuses, close to 17 000 people were already vaccinated.
In order to receive your vaccination, you have to be registered on the National Department of Health Electronic Vaccine Data System (EVDS).
If you experience difficulty with registration, we will also be able to assist you on site, pending the functionality of the EVDS.
Please take note of the NWU’s stance on the vaccination of staff and students against Covid-19 as well as other important information on the university’s Covid-19 web page.
Our three campus sites will be open in the following way:
Mahikeng Campus
3 and 4 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Great Hall
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus.
NB: This site will only be open until the weekend of 17 September.
Potchefstroom Campus
4 and 5 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Dampad dining hall behind Veritas men's residence, and please only make use of the Gerrit Dekker entrance.
On both days, Pfizer will be available to persons who have to receive their second Pfizer jabs.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will also be administered on Saturday and Sunday on this campus for persons that need to receive a first vaccination.
NB: This site will only be open until the last weekend in September.
Vanderbijlpark Campus
4 and 5 September from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Old Admin building (Building 24).
The Pfizer vaccine will be administered on this campus.
NB: This site will only be open over the coming weekend and the weekend of 11 and 12 September. In order to assist you to obtain your second jab, the site will in all probability be opened up again in October to accommodate this. Due to limited capacity, this site will not be open to members of the public, except for immediate family members of staff.
Important information
- Staff should please complete the Daily Screening App to allow them access to the campus. •Without your ID document, you will not be able to receive your vaccination.
- Please also have your medical aid number available, should you belong to any medical scheme. •Once you have registered on the Government website, you will receive an SMS. Please have this SMS available to show at the vaccination station.
Looking forward to welcome you at our three sites to ensure that we assist in equipping you to fight this pandemic, thus protecting all NWU stakeholders, including our communities. You are kindly requested not to wait until the last opportunity to receive your vaccination at any of our sites.
Remember we care.
Attention students - Covid-19 vaccinations at NWU over the coming weekends
24 August 2021
Dear NWU student,
As of 20 August, people between the ages of 18 and 34 could also register on the National Department of Health Electronic Vaccine Data System (EVDS). Your registration will avoid any additional administrative processes at the vaccination site(s). Those who may encounter difficulties with the registration on EVDS can be assisted at the vaccination site(s).
If you registered using your campus/campus town address, you would most likely have received an sms inviting you to a specific vaccination centre on a specific date. These would in all probability indicate the following sites:
Mahikeng Campus – Mahikeng Provincial Hospital
Potchefstroom Campus – Witrand Psychiatric Hospital
Vanderbijlpark Campus – Sharpeville Community Centre
The NWU sites are outreach centres of these sites, and therefore you can report to our sites directly to receive your vaccination, according to the dates below.
Please note that the EDVS system may also have allocated you to another site but you can still use one of our sites as the national system allows all registered persons to be vaccinated at any site.
Medical experts advise that the Covid-19 vaccination reduces the severity of the disease, duration of hospitalisation and mortality, particularly for those with comorbidities. All Covid-19 protocols – including wearing a mask, hand hygiene, and physical/social distancing – must still be adhered to, even after being vaccinated.
Please take note of the NWU’s stance on the vaccination of staff and students against Covid-19 as well as other important information, including side effects of the Covid-19 vaccine, on the university’s Covid-19 web page.
Mahikeng Campus
27 and 28 August from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Great Hall
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus.
Potchefstroom Campus
27 August from 14:00 to 17:00 (Only for persons who have to receive their second Pfizer jab, thus no students)
28 and 29 August from 07:30 to 17:00
Vaccination site: Dampad dining hall behind Veritas men's residence, and please only make use of the Gerrit Dekker entrance.
On Saturday and Sunday, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus. In order to accommodate the numbers, only students residing in on-campus residences should arrive this coming weekend. Those residing in off-campus residences or who are staying in private accommodation, will be accommodated during the weekend of 4 and 5 September.
Vanderbijlpark Campus
Negotiations with the Gauteng Department of Health have been finalised and this site will open for 4 and 5 September and 11 and 12 September in the old Admin building (Building 24). Further information regarding operating times will be communicated next week. In all probability the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered here. Due to limited capacity, this site will not be open to members of the public. In order to accommodate the numbers, students residing in on-campus residences will be accommodated on 4 and 5 September, and those residing in off-campus residences or who are staying in private accommodation, will be accommodated during the weekend of 11 and 12 September.
The following are important on the day of your vaccination:
- Complete the NWU Daily Screening App to allow you access to the campus;
- Identity document. You will not receive your vaccination without it;
- Medical aid: please have your medical aid number available if you belong to a medical aid scheme, and
- The registration SMS; this is the SMS you receive once you have registered on the EVDS.
We look forward to welcome you at our vaccination sites. Please remember that no one is compelled to get vaccinated, however, as per the advice of medical experts, it is crucial for the management of Covid-19 effects.
Please take care and be safe.
Attention staff and members of the public - Covid-19 vaccinations at NWU over the coming weekends
24 August 2021
The vaccination process since the weekend of 16 July 2021 at our Mahikeng and Potchefstroom campuses was a resounding success with 13 503 vaccinations administered up to now.
In order to receive your vaccination, you have to be registered on the National Department of Health Electronic Vaccine Data System (EVDS).
If you experience difficulty with registration, we will also be able to assist you on site, pending the functionality of the EVDS.
Please take note of the NWU’s stance on the vaccination of staff and students against Covid-19 as well as other important information on the university’s Covid-19 web page.
Our three campus sites will be open in the following way:
Mahikeng Campus (staff and public welcome)
- 27 and 28 August from 08:00 to 16:00
- Vaccination site: Great Hall
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on this campus.
Potchefstroom Campus (staff and public welcome)
- 27 August from 14:00 to 17:00
- 28 and 29 August from 07:30 to 17:00
- Vaccination site: Dampad dining hall behind Veritas men's residence, and please only make use of the Gerrit Dekker entrance.
On Friday, 27 August, only persons who have to receive their second Pfizer jab will be accommodated. On Saturday and Sunday, Pfizer will also be available to persons who have to receive their second Pfizer jabs. NB – Please arrive according to the dates indicated on the card or sms you received after your first jab e.g. if you received your first Pfizer jab on Friday come on Friday afternoon, if you received it on Saturday come on Saturday, and similarly for Sunday.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will also be administered on Saturday and Sunday on this campus for persons that need to receive a first vaccination.
Vanderbijlpark Campus (staff only)
Negotiations with the Gauteng Department of Health have been finalised and this site will open for 4 and 5 September and 11 and 12 September in the old Admin building (Building 24). Further information regarding operating times will be communicated next week. In all probability the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered here. Due to limited capacity, this site will not be open to members of the public, except for immediate family members of staff.
Important information
- Staff should please complete the Daily Screening App to allow them access to the campus.
- Without your ID document, you will not be able to receive your vaccination.
- Please also have your medical aid number available, should you belong to any medical scheme.
- Once you have registered on the Government website, you will receive an SMS. Please have this SMS available to show at the vaccination station.
Looking forward to welcome you at our three sites to ensure that we assist in equipping you to fight this pandemic, thus protecting all NWU stakeholders, including our communities. Remember we care.
Get your Covid-19 vaccination at an NWU site on 21 and 22 August 2021
The vaccination process since the weekend of 16 July 2021 at our Mahikeng and Potchefstroom campuses was a resounding success with 10 817 vaccinations administered up to now.
In order to receive your vaccination, you have to be registered on the National Department of Health Electronic Vaccine Data System (EVDS).
If you experience difficulty with registration, we will also be able to assist you on site, pending the functionality of the EVDS.
Our two campus sites will again be open in the following way for vaccination for our employees and members of the community over this coming weekend:
Mahikeng Campus
20 and 21 August from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Great Hall
The Johnson & Johnson vaccination will be administered on this campus.
Potchefstroom Campus
21 and 22 August from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Dampad Dining hall behind Veritas men's residence, and please only make use of the Gerrit Dekker entrance.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccination will be administered on this campus, but Pfizer will be available to persons who have to receive their second Pfizer jabs.
Important information
- Staff should please complete the Daily Screening App to allow them access to the campus. •Without your ID document, you will not be able to receive your vaccination.
- Please also have your medical aid number available, should you belong to any medical scheme. •Once you have registered on the Government website, you will receive an SMS. Please have this SMS available to show at the vaccination station.
Looking forward to welcome you at our two sites to ensure that we assist in equipping you to fight this pandemic, thus protecting all NWU stakeholders, including our communities. Remember we care.
Get your Covid-19 vaccination at an NWU site on 13-15 August 2021
The vaccination process over the past four weekends at our Mahikeng and Potchefstroom campuses was a resounding success with close to 10 000 vaccinations administered up to now.
In order to receive your vaccination, you have to be registered on the National Department of Health Electronic Vaccine Data System (EVDS).
If you experience difficulty with registration, we will also be able to assist you on site, pending the functionality of the EVDS.
Our two campus sites will again be open in the following way for vaccination of our employees and members of the community over the coming weekend:
Mahikeng Campus
13 and 14 August
from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Great Hall
The Johnson & Johnson vaccination will be administered on this campus.
Potchefstroom Campus
14 and 15 August
from 08:00 to 16:00
Vaccination site: Dampad Dining hall behind Veritas men's residence, and please only make use of the Gerrit Dekker entrance.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccination will be administered on this campus, but Pfizer will be available to persons who have to receive their second Pfizer jabs.
Vanderbijlpark Campus
Transport will be arranged for staff members from the Vanderbijlpark Campus to get their jabs on the Potchefstroom Campus on 14 August. Arrangements will be communicated.
Important information
- Staff should please complete the Daily Screening App to allow them access to the campus.
- Without your ID document, you will not be able to receive your vaccination.
- Please also have your medical aid number available, should you belong to any medical scheme.
- Once you have registered on the Government website, you will receive an SMS. Please have this SMS available to show at the vaccination station.
Looking forward to welcome you at our two sites to ensure that we assist in equipping you to fight this pandemic, thus protecting all NWU stakeholders, including our communities. Remember we care.