{"id":27517,"date":"2022-01-11T12:31:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T10:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/gail-motlhaudi-recognised-as-entrepreneurship-champion-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-01-12T20:05:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T18:05:02","slug":"health-wellness-centre-launches-vax-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/health-wellness-centre-launches-vax-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Health &#038; Wellness Centre launches vax campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27517\" class=\"elementor elementor-27517\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21ffb65e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21ffb65e\" 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-3614ca48\" data-id=\"3614ca48\" 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-2bfc468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bfc468\" 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>With the vaccination ramping up in importance to allow South Africa to move towards herd immunity, the University\u2019s Health and Wellness Centre launched its vaccination campaign in September 2021.<\/p><p>The campaign, which included free vaccinations for staff and students, had the support and assistance of the Department of Health.<\/p><p>Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Andrew Crouch, and the Dean of Students, Ms Nicole Morris, visited the vaccination sites and met with the Department of Health staff and visitors.<\/p><p>The six-day campaign took place over two three-day bursts.<\/p><p>Professor Crouch and Ms Morris also received their vaccination, which they celebrated by having their \u201cI am vaccinated\u201d photographs taken.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f821302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f821302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/VC-Dean-of-SA-scaled-qo0t52dcrz5h68ectglykngcbg5b5z3blp8wokt4mc.jpg\" title=\"VC &amp; Dean of SA\" alt=\"Aug\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Andrew Crouch, and the Dean of Students Ms Nicole Morris<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7723b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d7723b8\" 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>\u201cThe COVID-19 vaccination is critical if we ever want to go back to our pre-COVID-19 life,\u201d said Student Affairs. On reflection, Student Affairs remarked: \u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic has opened our eyes to the vulnerability of humanity and showed us that life can be made different and possibly, better.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cHowever, more engagement was needed to educate the population on the vaccine and its side effects.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cThere is a genuine fear for vaccination, and regular education is needed to address these fears,\u201d concluded Student Affairs.<\/p>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72d7dbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72d7dbb\" 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-0a06c1a\" data-id=\"0a06c1a\" 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-a7cb5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7cb5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Group-Photo-scaled-qo0sxe0syon6cvjrn55n7l6to5zeaym8jpg5l86vfo.jpg\" title=\"Group Photo\" alt=\"Group Photo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Department of Student Affairs at the vaccination site.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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>With the vaccination ramping up in importance to allow South Africa to move towards herd immunity, the University\u2019s Health and Wellness Centre launched its vaccination campaign in September 2021. 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