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A quick guide to the vaccine programme, the procedures involved and how it is supposed to work 19 May 2021 - 20:18 Tamar Kahn UPDATED 20 May 2021 - 11:51 Johannesburg healthworkers queue for a Covid-19 vaccine outside the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES/ALAISTER RUSSEL The government began providing Covid-19 vaccines to the public on May 17, after the Sisonke study for healthcare workers came to an end. The big question now on everyone’s mind is: “When will I get my shot?” Here’s what we know so far. Who is currently eligible? Healthcare workers and people over the age of 60. Healthcare workers are being vaccinated in what is known as phase 1b of the rollout; people over the age of 60 are the first stage of phase 2. Phase 1a was the Sisonke study. ....