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23 May, 5 tweets, 3 min read
[Thread] 1. Five @Dischem #VaccineRolloutSA sites will open in Gatueng on Tuesday, May 25 (in addition to the Midrand site that opened on May 17):
1. Centurion
2. Mall of the South
3. Jabulani
4. East Rand Mall
5. Fourways Mall
2. The 5 @Dischem #VaccineRolloutSA sites are not based at Dis-Chem pharmacies, they're in malls (look out for posters and signage). Dis-Chem expects
@HealthZA to deliver vaccine stock on Mon, which is why they're only opening on Tu (no deliveries = made over weekends for now).
3. Can you just turn up at a Dis-chem #VaccineRolloutSA site this week? NO. Dis-Chem says it will only help people who:
* Have registered on the EVDS
* Arrive with an EVDS voucher with a date, place + time
* Bring their ID + medical scheme membership (if applicable)
4. Dis-Chem will open five more #VaccineRolloutSA sites on Tuesday, 1 June in coastal locations. Thereafter, more sites will be phased in gradually.
5. Here's the press release:

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20 May
[Thread] 1. How does the #EVDS decide which site to send you to? It uses the address you entered when you registered. In cities it will assign you a site within 10kms of that address and in rural areas it will allocate a site within 30kms of the address. bit.ly/3ypvQM6
2. Can you currently register on the #EVDS if you’re not a #HealthWorker or someone of 60+? No. The system will automatically calculate your age from your ID nr, and unless you say you’re a health worker, not allow you to register.
bit.ly/3ypvQM6
3. If you don’t have an ID and enter your age manually on the #EVDS, site officials are supposed to ask you for proof of your age or employment as a #HealthWorker before vaccinating you. (But there have been reports that this doesn't happen at some sites.) bit.ly/3ypvQM6
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17 May
[Thread] 1. How does the government decide who gets a vaccination appointment first? It’s first in, first out. So the earlier you register on the EVDS within the category you fall, the sooner you’ll get an sms with a date, time and place. bit.ly/33NeL0s
2. NB to note: You can only register when @HealthZA
tells you to. If you’re not a #HealthWorker or person of 60+, it wouldn’t help to register now. If you live in a crowded setting/you’re 40+, you’ll be the next categories asked to register. bit.ly/33NeL0s
3. Where do comorbidities fit in? For now, you can't get earlier access to jabs if you have a comorbidity. Age and your likelihood of getting infected is used to determine who comes 1st. That’s why we’re starting off with #HealthWorkers and people of 60+. bit.ly/33NeL0s
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16 May
[Thread] 1. When will our next batch of #Pfizer jabs arrive? At midnight (Sunday): 325 260 doses. How many doses will we have then? 975 780 doses (tonight's batch will first have to get checked by the National Control Lab in Bloemfontein for quality).
2. When will the remaining 700 000 #HealthWorkers not covered by #Sisonke all be vaccinated by? By the end of this week, #ZweliMkhize said tonight (only 1st doses can be given this week - Pfizer needs 2 doses. To vaccinate 700 000 means we need those doses at sites this week).
3. Who will get sms's for #vaccination appointments this week? 7 707 #HealthWorkers and 4 288 citizens of 60 years and older.
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16 May
[Thread] 1. #ZweliMkhize: The Sisonke programme is now finished. 478 733 doses of 500 000 doses were used. The leftover doses will be used by the SAMRC to conduct studies (HIV, people with comorbidities, pregnant women, etc). The doses can't be used for Phase 2.
2. #ZweliMkhize: We will receive another just over 300 000 #Pfizer doses by tomorrow morning. This will bring our total number of #Pfizer doses to 975 780.
3. #ZweliMkhize: We will have vaccinated 5 million people by the end of June, provided that the vaccine supply flow as anticipated. By the end of June we will have 4.5 million #PFizer doses and 2.2 #JandJ doses.
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15 May
[Thread] 1. What can a #CovidVaccine site (e.g. Dischem) charge for? This health dpt memo, that was sent to providers + published by B4SA (businessforsa.org/wp-content/upl…), says:
* #Pfizer: R354.75 (R308,48 + VAT) per dose
* #JandJ: R330.00 (R286,96 + VAT) per dose
* R70 admin fee/dose
2. The #CovidVaccines arrive at sites in multi-dose vials. What do these cost?
* #Pfizer (you need 2 doses, 21 days apart): There are 6 doses in a vial, so a vial costs R1 850,88 [without VAT]
* #JandJ: There are 5 doses in a vial; so a vial costs R1 434,80 [without VAT]
3. Can a provider ask you to pay for the R70 #CovidVacine administration fee at the counter? NO. They have to bill your medical aid (if you're insured) or the government (if you're not insured) directly.
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13 May
[Thread] 1. Why did the #Sisonke trial researchers broaden the definition of #HealthWorkers who can get vaccinated and are people using it to jump the queue (so are non-health workers queuing up to get vaccinated)?
2. The #JandJ doses for the #Sisonke study are research doses specifically donated to vaccinate trial participants (#HealthWorkers). The trial ends on 15 May and unused doses would have to be returned to J&J.
Source: Keith Cloete, WC health dpt
3. Because #Sisonke doses can only be used for the trial, leftover doses can't be given to Phase 1B (#HealthWorkers not covered by Sisonke) or Phase 2 (people of 60+) of the roll-out. Sisonke either has to use the doses/return leftover ones.
Source: Keith Cloete, WC health dpt
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