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Call for vets to be included in Phase 2 of Covid-19 vaccine roll-out By Sam Spiller Share Cape Town - South Africa’s vets want to be included in the government’s national vaccine rollout plan citing professional safety concerns. The South African Veterinarian Association (Sava), together with the Black Veterinary Forum (BVI), issued a request to the Departments of Health, and Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development for animal health and welfare workers to be added to the phased roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine, citing professional safety concerns. Dr Leon de Bruyn, chief exec...

SA’s Covid-19 vaccine plans leave animal healthcare workers in the dark Nica Richards Veterinarians do not know if they are still essential workers, or when they will receive the Covid-19 jab. Photo for illustration: iStock There has been no mention of when veterinarians or animal welfare services could receive their vaccines in any governmental presentations on Covid-19 vaccine rollouts. ...