Loadshedding has been downgraded from Stage 3 to Stage 2 at 12:00 on Thursday afternoon.
On Thursday, Eskom announced that Stage 2 would be implemented from midday and that power cuts would end on Friday at 5am.
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South Africa administered 130 514 COVID-19 vaccine doses on Wednesday, which pushed the total to 23 540 547.
According to the Department of Health, of the new distributed doses, 119 505 were given to adults, while 11 009 went to children aged between 12 and 17.
In addition, there are now 13 124 865 adults who are fully vaccinated, while 241 661 children have already received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
Meanwhile, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa is 2 924 622 with 305 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
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The four Moti brothers who were abducted in Limpopo in October, have been reunited with their family, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said.
In a statement on Thursday, the SAPS confirmed that Zidan, Zayyad, Alaan and Zia Moti, all aged between 6 -15 years old were reunited with their family on Wednesday night.
The brothers were on their way to school in Polokwane at approximately 7am on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, when they were taken at gunpoint by their abductors. A group of men with rifles and handguns cornered their vehicle and forcefully removed them.
“Last night the police in Vuwani received a call from a local resident saying that the children arrived at their house saying they were dropped off on a nearby road. Police arranged a doctor who confirmed that the children are in good health before they were handed over to their parents,” said Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo.
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Medical experts say it is beneficial to take the COVID-19 vaccine, as they try to address vaccine hesitancy.
According to the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority’s (SAHPRA) Pharmacovigilance Manager, Mafora Matlala, adverse side effects is one of the leading drivers of vaccine hesitancy.
The drug watchdog’s data shows that some of the top adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) for COVID-19 include headache, local reaction, fever and dizziness.
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South Africa is now home to over 13 million adults who are fully vaccinated.
This comes after 98 954 adults got the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or the second shot of the Pfizer jab in the past 24 hours. According to the Department of Health’s data, this pushes the total to 13 030 588 or 32.5% of the adult population who are now fully jabbed.
Meanwhile, the country distributed 126 231 vaccine shots on Tuesday, of which 115 966 were given to the over 18s and 10 265 to children aged between 12 and 17.
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Loadshedding lifted to stage 3
Eskom to reduce loadshedding to Stage 3 from 05:00 on Wednesday until Friday 05:00; thereafter Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented as previously communicated until 05:00 on Saturday.
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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
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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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Load shedding pushed to Stage 4
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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