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17 Feb, 4 tweets, 4 min read
The latest stats from @HealthZA on how many #HealthWorkers have been infected and have died of #Covid in SA and why we need vaccinate them so urgently:
* Number of infections: 40 000
* Hospitalisations: 6 473
* Deaths: 663
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 100% effective in protecting vaccinated people against #COVID-related death. If all #HealthWorkers are vaccinated, #COVID deaths are therefore unlikely among such workers.
The J&J vaccine provides 85% protection against severe #COVID in SA, so it can also help to dramatically reduce hospitalisations among #HealthWorkers. (We've had more than 6000 health workers in hospital because of COVID so far).
So we only have 80 000 jabs so far, but we've got 1.25 million health workers. Which ones will get vaccinated first? "Patient-facing" #HealthWorkers, so those who have direct contact with patients. Why? Studies show they're the most likely to get infected: bit.ly/37qmm7g

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19 Feb
[Thread] 1. SA is rolling out its first #CovidVaccines in the form of an implementation study for health workers. That means only workers participating in the study are allowed to get vaccinated. So how come #CyrilRamaphosa could get a shot? bit.ly/3qvrvCC
2. Changes to study protocols can be made if there are good reasons. Protocols are "rule books” that stipulate how a study will be conducted. They explain who can take part and what will be tested. SA's roll-out study will look at real-life implementation of the J&J jab. Image
3. In the case of the J&J jab, our regulator, @SAHPRA1, adjusted the study’s protocol to:
* Include government officials with health qualifications
* Include #Ramaphosa + #Mabuza
The reason? To “encourage vaccine uptake and reduce vaccine hesitancy”. bit.ly/37p7ohW
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16 Feb
[Thread] 1. 80 000 Johnson & Johnson #CovidVaccines will land in SA today (weather permitting, etc). Where will they go? @bhekisisa_MG’s @KeMohale made an interactive map of the 16 sites and number of doses each site will receive. tabsoft.co/2N979kd
2. The 80 000 J&J doses will go to 16 sites (2 sites in each province, except for the Northern Cape, which will have 1 - one of the Free State’s sites, Pelonomi Hospital, isn’t ready yet and will be phased in when it is. bit.ly/3rXrAPY
3. Who will get vaccinated first? #HealthWorkers. Why? They deal with #COVID19 patients + are the most vulnerable to infection. Everyone needs to register on @HealthZA’s system. Only 28% of SA’s 1.25 million workers had done so by 1pm on Tue. Register: vaccine.enroll.health.gov.za
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12 Feb
[Thread] 1. Would criminals steal and falsify #CovidVaccines in #Africa? It has started. On 19 November, South Africa received its first freight of falsified #Covid19 “vaccines”. bit.ly/3qcHXYm
2. The falsified #CovidVaccines were found in a warehouse in Germiston. Police tracked the freight from OR Tambo and found prefilled syringes in boxes with Chinese labels. There were strong signs they were going to be sold as genuine #CovidVaccines. bit.ly/3qcHXYm
3. Interpol says the falsified "jabs" had been advertised for sale on a Chinese social media app, WeChat. They had been imported from Singapore as “cosmetic injections”. Two people have been arrested. Police are trying to trace if any were released in SA. bit.ly/3qcHXYm
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10 Feb
[Thread] 1. SA will be getting Pfizer jabs to use in #VaccineRolloutSA. Those jabs need to be stored in special freezers at -70 degrees Celsius. We don't have many of those freezers. So how will SA cope?
2. #Mkhize: Pfizer is sending its #CovidVaccines to SA in packaging that allows for the jabs to remain stable for a certain period until they get to a freezer. We've also had companies offering us access to the special freezers required so we can store the jabs safely.
3. Here's more background on the challenges with maintaining the cold chain with Pfizer jabs (some of these challenges have now been addressed with packaging that keeps the jabs at the right temp and more freezers that have become available). bit.ly/3q8UFHs
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10 Feb
#Mkhize: The process of Aspen (in SA) filling and packing Johnson&Johnson #CovidVaccines is going well. We anticipate they will have their first batch ready in March. They need to hold manufactured stock for a month (safety procedure) before it can be released.
#Mkhize: Aspen says they want to serve SA and make Johnson&Johnson vaccines available to the country. But it's J&J who decides if, and how many, of the vaccines packaged by Aspen in SA our country can get.
#Mkhize: J&J has told me they're committed to making their #CovidVaccines available to SA. (On Sunday, principal investigator Glenda Gray said J&J will make an announcement about this later this week).
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10 Feb
#Mkhize: [Thread] We want to use the best #CovidVaccine for SA. The #501YV2 variant has impacted on the efficacy of jabs. The results showing the impact on the #astrazenecavaccine only became available on Fri. We now know it doesn't prevent mild/moderate #COVID19 disease in SA.
#Mkhize: Government's process of procuring the #AstraZenecaVaccine started before the new results on lack of efficacy in South Africa became available.
#Mkhize: The public has concerns about the expiry date of the #AstraZenecaVaccine. The vaccine has not expired yet. The doses would have been used up by the April expiry date with our original #VaccineforSouthAfrica roll-out strategy.
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