Thread by @LLopezGonzalez

Following the arrival of #COVID19vaccines in South Africa, jabs will be reviewed for safety etc for 10 to 14 days before being distributed to provinces, says Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. #COVID19sa #COVID19

AstraZeneca #COVID19vaccine has now been authorised for use in South Africa via SAHPRA. Mkhize confirms that a 30-day consultation period related to the approval of GMOs has been waived by the Dept of Agriculture. #COVID19 #COVID19sa

If you're following along with tonight's #COVID19sa #COVID19Vaccine presentation, you can check out just how many jabs are in clinical trials via this handy WHO link who.int/publications/m…

How do Pfizer and AstraZeneca #COVID19vaccines compare? Check out these slides. NB These vaccines need two doses. You cannot switch between vaccine types so your first and second doses must be from the SAME vaccines. #COVID19sa #COVID19

The first #COVID19vaccines in South Africa will go to healthcare workers. The health department has launched a new secure platform to allow healthcare workers to sign up for jabs via an online app. #COVID19 #COVID19sa

South African healthcare workers will get an SMS message to report to a designated #COVID19vaccine site. They will need to show an SMS code to vaccinators to obtain jabs. #COVID19 #COVID19sa

South African healthcare workers will get follow up SMSes for follow-up #COVID19vaccine doses. Fully vaccinated healthcare workers will get a vaccination certificate. #COVID19 #COVID19sa

All healthcare workers, private or public, should register for South Africa's online #COVID19vaccine portal. #COVID19sa #COVID19

Should you trust a #COVID19vaccine? Yes. South African scientists have worked on these, South Africans have already volunteered to have these & South African scientists are checking these jabs as they arrive in the country. #COVID19 #COVID19sa

Status of rolling #COVID19vaccine SAHPRA applications for AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson #COVID19 #COVID19