Gauteng's Makhura warns of third wave if COVID-19 vaccine isn’t rolled out soon The vaccine rollout programme started last week with the Johnson and Johnson jabs as part of a research program among health care workers. Gauteng Premier David Makura delivers his State of the Province Address in the Gauteng Legislature on 23 February 2021. Picture: @GautengProvince/Twitter 44 days ago JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng Premier David Makhura warned that a third COVID-19 wave was still a possibility and the vaccine rollout programme had to be done with urgency, especially with winter coming soon. The province has more than 401,000 COVID-19 cases and 9,481 people died of the virus.