South Africa has vaccinated 10 930 people on Sunday, of which 2 361 were children between the ages of 12 and 17.
According to the Department of Health, this means there is now 23 151 823 distributed doses since the start of the inoculation programme.
Data shows that 12 855 692 or 32% adults are now fully vaccinated.
In addition, there are 210 149 single Pfizer doses given to teenagers in the country.
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The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) in partnership with the National Department of Health and the South African Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition invites you to a webinar.:
Topic: Mitigating COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in South Africa
Date: Wednesday, 10 November 2021
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. SAST
Register for webinar:
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Vaccine hesitancy refers to delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination despite the availability of vaccination services.
One of the reasons owing to the gap to target herd immunity is the public perception and misinformation on vaccination. To this end, the National Department of Health (NDoH), the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) together with the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee (NISEC), and the National Advisory on Immunisation, invite members of the public and media to a virtual forum that will address issues identified as a cause for concern on the road to immunisation.
Speakers
1. Dr Saul Johnson, Public Health Expert, Solidarity Fund
2. Prof Hannelie Meyer, NISEC committee chairperson
3. Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana, Chairperson of the MAC on Social Behaviour Change
4. Ms Mafora Matlala, SAHPRA Pharmacovigilance manager
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Rev Moss Nthla encourages us to vaccinate 7 out of 10 people through the #VaxuMzansi movement.Keep up to date on Covid-19 & vaccine information by checking the religious forum page, RFAC.
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Eskom has started implementing load shedding Stage 4 from 13:00 this afternoon until 05:00 on Friday and then it will be downgraded to Stage 2 until 05:00 on Saturday.
This comes after the power utility announced on Sunday that it expects to continue with Stage 2 load shedding until Saturday morning.
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Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has once again urged people to take the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the imminent fourth wave that could hit the country soon.
“We are not oblivious to the fact that we are not yet out of trouble. The virus is still in our midst and every day we record a number of infections, it is only that it is at the low level of transmission at this stage,” the Minister said on Friday.
Phaahla was speaking during the 2021 Rotary Health Family Day outreach programme at Gomora Informal Settlement, in Pretoria West.
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In his latest newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa said: “Aspen Pharmacare recently launched its R3.4 billion expansion, which it announced at the 2018 Investment Conference. This investment has turned Aspen’s Gqeberha manufacturing facility into one of largest global manufacturing hubs for general anesthetics and has also provided capacity over 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine have been produced under contract.
The World Health Organization also chose South Africa to host an mRNA vaccine manufacturing hub with the Biovac Institute, which is a public-private partnership with government. South African-born Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong and his company NantWorks recently announced an ambitious initiative to build capacity for advanced health care in Africa. In addition to the investments they will bring, these developments will also contribute to our collective ambition for the continent to manufacture 60% of its vaccine needs by 2040.”
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Thabo Mngomezulu, one of the 25 best Gospel artists and singers to ever impacted the world, according to the Briefly, recently released a brand-new song ‘Uhlala Kimi’.
Mngomezulu wrote: “In celebration of the fact that Jesus dwells in me and I in Him, it is a song of gratitude for the amazing work He does in my life.”
Photo: From the music video
The South African Christian Leadership Initiative (SACLI) posted on Twitter that the Taizé-style prayers for young people between 18 – 35 years of age is happening at Volmoed, Hermanus and Ha Phororo, Hartebeespoortdam on November 27.
The theme is: “Hope through the Body and Blood”.
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On Thursday 4 November 2021 the Constitutional Court in South Africa sat to decide on the ratification of the high court’s declaration that the legislation that prevents the burying of foetuses under 26 weeks is unconstitutional.
While the Church argues the dignity of a human person from conception, the opposing government argues administrative burden and emotions.
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“Regretfully Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented from 14:00 on Friday until 05:00 on Saturday; thereafter Stage 2 loadshedding will continue until 05:00 on Monday,” the power utility, Eskom, wrote in a post on Twitter.
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