{"id":27453,"date":"2022-01-06T11:39:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T09:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-appoints-first-dean-of-students-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-01-06T14:13:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T12:13:44","slug":"protect-yourself-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/protect-yourself-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect yourself and others &#8211; choose vaccination"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27453\" class=\"elementor elementor-27453\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15e0e3cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15e0e3cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d99ab96\" data-id=\"1d99ab96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f18ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23f18ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The COVID-19 vaccination is one of the important ways to make the world safe for you, your family and others which whom you come into contact.<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Play your part in the fight against COVID-19 by choosing vaccination for an added layer of protection. Vaccines are safe and save lives.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You cannot and will not get COVID-19 from the vaccine.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The COVID-19 vaccine does not and will not affect your fertility.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is the best protection against the virus, whether you have already had COVID-19 or not.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vaccination is the fastest and simplest way to protect yourself and the SPU community.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">All staff and students are encouraged to vaccinate. The university can only return to some semblance of normality when the majority of staff and students are vaccinated.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Masking, handwashing, ventilation and physical distancing remain necessary even if you are vaccinated.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To locate a vaccination site near you, click <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sacoronavirus.co.za\/active-vaccination-sites\/\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 vaccination is one of the important ways to make the world safe for you, your family and others which whom you come into contact. 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