South Africa's vaccination uptake shows that vaccine hesitancy is a major problem. The country has enough vaccine supply for the entire adult population. As we race against the development of more resistant and transmissible variants it is important to consider what can be done to address such he...
JOHANNESBURG, April 8 (Xinhua) -- South African government will target undocumented, vulnerable and those in remote areas in the coming COVID-19 vaccination drive, said the Department of Health on Friday. "A key feature of this Vooma Vaccination Weekend will include the vaccination of vulnerable ...
Nkengasong says the 60% vaccination target is needed to achieve herd immunity in Africa's 54 countries. He stressed the challenges ahead, saying "the continent as a whole has never vaccinated 200 million people in one year," a reference to the goal of reaching about 20% of the population...
getting these novel shots into arms worldwide. this map shows the partial vaccination rate of populations across the world. that progress has been uneven, with stark disparities among countries of different income levels – despite global partnerships like covax trying to ensure vaccines reach lower-...
A nurse waits in the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital ahead of a visit by the state premier to observe the commencement of the COVID-19 vaccination program, which was to focus first inoculating health workers, on February 17, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Sharon Seretlo/Ga...
were admitted in wave 4, and the proportion presenting with an acute respiratory condition was lower (31.6% in wave 4 vs maximum 91.2% in wave 3,P < .001). Of 971 patients admitted in wave 4, 24.2% were vaccinated...
Morocco: All passengers must present a vaccination pass and a negative PCR test result less than 48 hours old before boarding the plane. updated: 26 May 2022Morocco South Africa specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arrivi...
South Africa's government has introduced incentives to entice more people to turn up for vaccination. The health ministry announced R100 grocery vouchers for any persons over 60 years old who take their vaccination. The ministry has also partnered with cab-hailing company, Uber, to...
(while the effectiveness remains 40–80% for Delta) at 25 weeks after two doses of ChAdOx1, BNT162b2, or mRNA-1273 vaccination [93]. Another South African study also showed that the protective effect of two-dose BNT162b2 against symptomatic disease dropped from 90 to 70% during the peak...
Putting the lives of its citizens first is clearly the only moral approach for SA's government. Unfortunately, they have been hamstrung by a very slow vaccination roll out (less than 25 percent percent of the population is fully vaccinated), due to the country's notoriously inefficient and cor...