Vaccine Rollout
latest news & developments
SA produces first foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in 21 years
Agriculture department rejects calls of a ‘vaccine free-for-all’ and says there must be state-led control of vaccination process while farmers battle ongoing outbreaks
Low vaccination rates due to access issues and misinformation
Vaccine acceptance has risen to 72%, but inequality remains the biggest stumbling block for poor people’s access to the jab
Vaccination rate ramps up and registration for people aged 35 to 49 to open
More than 191 000 people were vaccinated on Thursday the daily target for next week is 250 00, says the health department
Victoria Falls rises again
One of Africa’s top tourist attractions has a strategy to encourage travellers to return: mass vaccination.
‘Vaccinate inmates to avoid crisis’
Delaying the vaccination of prisoners could lead to a public health disaster
Vaccination centres prepare for South Africa’s largest ever vaccine roll-out
After many delays, this coming week’s first vaccine recipients can only expect to have immunity by 4 June at the earliest.
16 sites on 17 February: Eight things you should know about SA’s J&J vaccine roll-out
Eighty thousand Johnson & Johnson jabs will arrive in South Africa on Tuesday and be taken to 16 sites where healthcare workers will be vaccinated
Sona: Ramaphosa needs to choose state before party — Steenhuisen
DA leader John Steenhuisen has called for Ramaphosa to throw out what he termed an ‘outdated 20th century ideology of state control’
Second doses of AstraZeneca vaccine are still on their way to South Africa
The department of health and experts briefed the media on Sunday, after a study showed the vaccine is not highly effective against the new variant
South Africa pauses Covid-19 vaccine rollout after disappointing AstraZeneca results
SA’s one-million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will expire by early April — unless India’s Serum Institute can safely extend their use-by date.
DA goes to court over government’s ‘tardy’ vaccine rollout strategy
Democratic Alliance drags the government to court, demanding a Covid-19 vaccination rollout plan.
The vaccines arrive on Monday: Who will protect them and who will get them first?
The first batch of vaccines is almost here, but a top government adviser says achieving herd immunity by the end of the year is ‘unrealistic’
Why prisoners are a priority in vaccine rollout
Inmates comprise a vulnerable group in society and they are meant to receive Covid-19 vaccines earlier than the general population. This has sparked debate locally and globally