How Covid-19 vaccination can beat South Africa’s fourth wave
Johny Myer – 18 October 2021 We are now at the very bottom of an interwave trough after the third Covid-19 wave in South Africa. Data from the Western Cape show that 30% of the recorded Covid-19 cases were aged over 50 and these cases were responsible for 60% of hospitalisations. Vaccination strategies need to…
Access to Digital COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates
MEDIA STATEMENT To: Editors & Health Journalists Issued by: Department of Health Date: Tuesday, 05 October 2021 Access to Digital COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates Pretoria: The Department of Health has been inundated with public and media enquiries about challenges they face when trying to download and access COVID-19 digital vaccination certificates. The department is currently at…
OPINION | Nathan Geffen: Nick Hudson and PANDA are wrong. Vaccines work. Here’s the proof.
Nathan Geffen, 14 September 2021 The behaviour that Nick Hudson and his organisation PANDA encourage — not wearing masks and not getting vaccinated — ironically, is what is making it so hard to put lockdowns behind us, writes Nathan Geffen. Vaccine hesitancy is a big problem. The news has been filled in recent weeks with…
Anti-vaxxers attempt to scupper efforts to vaccinate the homeless
By Sandisiwe Shoba, 10 September 2021 A drive to vaccinate the homeless in Claremont was almost derailed when a small group of anti-vaxxers showed up and began spewing conspiracies and profanities. Vaccine hesitancy is still rife amongst street dwellers who are often vulnerable to severe illness from Covid-19. “Don’t take the jab! They’re trying to…
Latest vaccine information
Obs gets a C19 vaccine site! UCT has opened a large vaccine site at Forest Hill Residence on Main Road. It will be open every weekday and accepts walk-ins. Please register on EVDS if you can as it makes the process smoother for everyone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb4nREe-3Z0 Everyone 18 and over is eligible to get vaccine. Vaccines…
‘Western Cape’s stubborn third wave peak has been longer than first two waves’
The Western Cape Health Department’s Dr. Saadiq Kariem and public health specialist Prof Landon Myer chat about the protracted third wave in the province. – The third wave in the Western Cape has been much longer than the previous two waves of Covid-19 – Western Cape health officials say they are seeing a slow, but…
The UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre to open on 1 September 2021
31 August 2021 Dear colleagues and students I am proud to announce that the Western Cape Department of Health and the University of Cape Town (UCT) will open the UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre at our Forest Hill residence complex in Main Road, Mowbray, on 1 September 2021. The entrance is on Broad Street…
Residents between 50 and 59 urged to get vaccinated urgently
12 August 2021 There are signs the province is in its peak of third-wave infections as hospital admissions and cases are starting to stabilise, but health authorities are urging those who are eligible to get vaccinated urgently. Those aged 50 to 59 need to get the Covid-19 vaccine “urgently” since this group has the most…
Anti-vax conspiracy voice note ‘convinced my mom not to vaccinate and she died’
Journalist Anena Burger describes to John Maytham her anger when her mom was convinced by self-styled prophet’s anti-vax message. – Journalist describes her angry at a WhatsApp voice note she believes convinced her 71-year-old mother not to have Covid-19 vaccination – Anena Burger’s mother contracted Covid-19 and died – Burger says the WhatsApp note was…