Sun International’s Carnival City has just become the first hospitality and leisure industry operator in Ekurhuleni to offer a COVID-19 vaccination centre, and the fourth such site to open in the country.Other industry vaccination sites include Sun International’s Sun City and Wild Coast Sun resorts, and GrandWest in Cape Town.
The Carnival City vaccination centre was opened exclusively for staff on Monday and Tuesday, but opened to the public from Wednesday, 01 September. It will offer a choice between the Pfizer BioNTech and J&J vaccines. Walk-ins are welcome but guests need to be registered on government’s electronic vaccination data (EVD) system and will be required to produce valid ID documents.
Carnival City general manager Annemie Turk said “Our health minister has appealed to all South Africans to get vaccinated, and we felt we could assist as we have the space, and our property is easy to access. The decision to partner with government and MediCare24 to run a vaccination centre was an easy one to make.
“Our industry has been hard hit by the pandemic so a priority for us right now is to save jobs. For that to happen we need our economy to fully reopen, which can only happen once majority of South Africans have been vaccinated. We appeal to everyone over 18 to please get vaccinated.”
The centre is located at Carnival City’s Sun Park and can be accessed on weekdays between 9am and 5pm, and on weekends between 9am and 2pm.Carnival City will be managing the site with MediCare24 who will be responsible for the vaccine storage, administering of vaccines and monitoring effects.
Anyone who is not a member of a medical aid will be vaccinated free of charge.
