As was to be expected with more and more people returning to on-site working, the CCMA has dealt with a number of vaccine mandate cases.
The National Department of Health has launched COVID-19 vaccine registration portals on WhatsApp, USSD, and SMS.
Fancy a guess at how many South Africans are being vaccinated daily, with our rollout having started on February 17?
After some unforeseen problems with the first round of vaccines to reach South Africa, the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine begins.
The first batch of vaccines has arrived, but it’s going to take at least two weeks for them to be checked and verified. In the meantime, the government has launched its Electronic Vaccination Data System.
As with any vaccine, there will always be those who say that they won’t be taking it, but the consequences of that decision could be dire.
As if there weren’t already enough issues when it comes to bringing the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to South Africa, the price just went up.
The Western Cape government has outlined its three-phase plans for vaccine distribution, as well as how the process should unfold.
South Africa missed the deadline to secure vaccines through the Covax programme, but a plan of sorts is in place to remedy that.
While the possibility of a viable COVID-19 vaccine is great news, we might not have the means to get our hands on it.