Sisonke Program News Today

 Until now Covid-19 vaccinations in South Africa have only taken place in the context of clinical trials and the Sisonke implementation study. That will change on Monday (17 May) when the country’s mass vaccination programme kicks off. It will also see the start of phase 2 of the vaccine rollout plan, as adults over the age of 60 become eligible for vaccination.  If things go according to plan, the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country should increase in the coming we...

Until now Covid-19 vaccinations in South Africa have only taken place in the context of clinical trials and the Sisonke implementation study. That will change on Monday (17 May) when the country’s mass vaccination programme kicks off. It will also see the start of phase 2 of the vaccine rollout plan, as adults over the age of 60 become eligible for vaccination. If things go according to plan, the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country should increase in the coming weeks...

The South African National Defence Union (Sandu) has demanded that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) register military healthcare workers in the Sisonke Vaccination Programme. If not done by Monday 8 March, the trade union is prepared to take the matter to court. It has appealed to the Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans to intervene urgently. The union has been “inundated” with calls by military healthcare workers over the apparent failure of the SANDF surgeon-general,...

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The South Africa Department of Health announced on February 17, 2021, an early access COVID-19 vaccine rollout to healthcare workers. South Africa secured the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine for use with up to 500,000 healthcare workers in 18 public sector hospitals across all nine provinces.