Tembi, giraffe

Tembi

Immunisation and vaccine pages

Kind, patient and very tall. Can spot an overdue booster from across the waiting room.

Job
Immunisation nurse
From
South Africa
Personality
Patient, warm, watchful
Health quirk
Very high blood pressure, which is normal for a giraffe

Her story

Tembi is a giraffe, so she has the best view of the whole herd, and she takes herd immunity personally. She became an immunisation nurse after watching measles race through a playground in a single week. Her long neck means she can see everyone’s record at once, her steady hooves give the gentlest jabs in the business, and she keeps a pocket full of stickers for anyone who needs one, adults included.

Updated 15 November 2026.