Thread by @miamalan

[Thread] 1. How many #HealthWorkers has SA vaccinated so far with the 80 000 Johnson & Johnson #CovidVaccinations that arrived this week? By the end of Saturday, 21 Feb, 10 000, according to the health department (there are 1.25 million workers, so many more to go).

2. So how are the #Covid jabs split between the private and public sector? 70% goes to the public sector and 30% to the private sector.

3. If you work in the private healthcare sector, you have to get your jab at one of the public hospital vaccinated sites for now. You can find one of the 18 operating sites here (they will be expanded to include private sites as we get more vaccines): tabsoft.co/2OCkrWI

4. On which days can #HealthWorkers go for #Covid jabs? You have to book on the electronic vaccination data system which will issue you with a voucher. At the moment it's public sector workers = Mon-Fri, and private sector = Sat and Sun. Book here. vaccine.enroll.health.gov.za/#/

5. Why can only #HealthWorkers get vaccinated for now? They're the most likely to get infected because they work with #COVID patients. So far:
* Number of infections: 40 000
* Hospitalisations: 6 473
* Deaths: 663

6. Have there been problems? Yes, but they're being addressed. There's some confusion about registration processes and some sites didn't open for weekend vaccinations. The next batch of 80 000 jabs should arrive by March 9.

Apologies, the date of arrival for the next batch should be around March 2 [not 9], (two weeks after the 16 February arrival date), because we will receive two more batches of 80 000 J&J jabs, 14 days apart, give and take a few days).