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Atlantis residents now have access to free transportation to the Saxonsea vaccination site after the Atlantis Red Dot Taxi Service launched in the community on Monday.

Over the weekend, more than 59,000 doses were administered in the province well above the target of 50,000.

Health officials in the Western Cape set a target of immunising 80,000 residents during the Vooma vaccination drive this weekend.

From Grabouw to Mitchells Plain, Western Cape health teams have been ramping up their vaccination outreach programmes this weekend.

The Premier of the Western Cape together with the Department of Health has said they have learnt to curb another Covid-19 wave

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde raised concern that President Cyril Ramaphosa did not indicate when the National State of Disaster would end during his address to the nation on Thursday.

Premier Alan Winde has defended the “mass” protest led by his DA party in Mitchells Plain - an area that continues to show among the lowest numbers for vaccine uptake in the province at just over 20%.

While Western Cape officials welcomed the move to lockdown level 1, they have again called for the end to the lockdown to enable a quick recovery for the economy.

People aged 50 years and over have been shown to be at the highest risk of severe illness and death after Covid-19 infection and the Western Cape has said it is vital that those in that age group get vaccinated urgently.

Presenter Mike Wills chats to Western Cape Premier Alan Winde for his weekly update on the provincial Covid-19 response.