Thread by @miamalan

[Thread] 1. What's happening with our #VaccineRollOutSA doses — will we have enough and are we reaching the right people?

Nicholas Crisp, @healthza:
We crossed the 7 mil mark for vaccine doses administered this week, but we're not yet reaching enough 60+ (most vulnerable).

2. Crisp:
1. 80% (4, 416, 391) of 60+ have been vaccinated with at least one dose
2. 15% (727, 839) of 50+ have been vaccinated with at least one dose

@healthza's goal for Aug: 1 out of 7 vaccinations has to be for 60+

3. Crisp:
We're not reaching the desired public/private mix for jabs: there is far more capacity in the private sector than what we're currently using

Below is a screen grab from @healthza's dashboard that shows a breakdown of the % of jabs done at pub/priv sites on Thu

4. Crisp says we need to prioritise:
1. People of 60+ (1 mil 60+ has to be vaccinated in Aug nationally)
2. Males, particularly those of 50+
3. People without medical aid (low proportions of them have been covered)

5. Crisp:
1. We're currently in Week 11 of #VacccineRolloutSA, Week 12 starts on Aug 2
2. For Week 12, or goal is to administer 290, 428 doses/day
3. This would present a 61% increase from the doses administered in Week 8 (the week of Jul 12)

6. Crisp:
1. #Pfizer has been #VaccineRollOutSA's main supply so far
2. The 1.5 mil #JnJ doses we've been using for essential workers were also distributed to sites from 26 Jul (because by then we knew more were coming + they expire by 11 Aug)

7. What vaccines can we expect?
Crisp:
1. We had 250 000 doses left by the end of Thu (stock for 7 days)
2. 1 Aug (Sun): 1, 556, 100 #Pfizer doses will land
3. 31 Jul - 1 Aug: 5, 660, 460 Pfizer doses will land (donations from the US)
4. 2 Aug: 1, 454 900 #JnJ will go to sites

8. For how long will we struggle with getting enough doses to move fast enough?
Crisp:
1. By mid next wk we should be out of the woods, b/cause of the jabs arriving over the w/end + early next wk
2. If jab manufacturers stick to schedules, we have enough jabs coming for 2021