Covid-19: Makhura says Gauteng has shifted focus to vaccinating farm workers | News24

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Covid-19: Makhura says Gauteng has shifted focus to vaccinating farm workers | News24

Gauteng Premier David Makhura says his government has now shifted its Covid-19 vaccination programme to farmers and farmworkers.

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