[Thread] 1. What’s happening with the #VaccineRollOutSA for teachers?
1. @ElijahMhlanga says education dpt officials = getting vaccinated today
2. On Fri union leaders + teachers will get jabs
(Public schools [25 000 schools] = done 1st, then private schools [2 500 schools])
2. How many school staff are getting vaccinated?
* Goal = 582 564
* Teachers in public schools = 395 682
* Support staff in public schools = 104 111
* SGB teachers + ECD staff (public schools) = 42 671
* Teachers in private schools = 40 100
3. Where do the jabs come from?
1. 300 000 #JnJ from a batch from the US that landed on Thu, 17 Jun
2. 280 000+ from a batch of 1.2 million JnJ doses from the US that lands this week (confirmed by Anban Pillay, @HealthZA)
4. From when to when will the vaccinations happen?
* 23 Jun - 8 Jul (the day before gov schools close, so the edu dpt is aiming to be done before the holidays)
* Limpopo, MP, NC will vaccinated everyone within about 4 days, says @ElijahMhlang
5. How many vaccinations need to be done per day to finish all vaccinations within 10 to 14 days?
* Between 41 600 (to complete jabs within 14 days) and 58 200 (to complete jabs within 10 days)
6. Why are only teachers at private schools getting jabs but all staff at public schools?
* @ElijahMhlanga says there is a shortage of jabs (the hlth dpt told the edu dpt the nr of jabs they requested = too high)
* Collecting support staff details at private schools = complex
7. Where are vaccinations happening?
* Mostly = specially set up sites (so not the normal vaccination sites), e.g. in Tembisa = Rabasotho Community Hall
* There are 281 sites
* Vaccinators vaccinate a school at a time (waiting time at Tembisa = 15 minutes, says @ElijahMhlanga)

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25 Jun
[Thread]. 1. How do you find #VaccineRolloutSA stats? There's a dashboard: bit.ly/3jbNiyp
1. The timeframe used to report vaccinations has changed
2. Previous time frame = jabs of previous day
3. New timeframe = jabs of previous day, 5:01pm to jabs of current day: 5pm
2. Anyone can access the #VaccineRolloutSA dashboard:
1. The dashboard will be updated each day, by the latest 6:30pm
2. The dashboard will sometimes also be updated through the course of the day
3. From the dashboard: this table shows the nr of jabs done between June 23 5:01pm - June 24 5pm
* The nr 115 016 includes ALL vaccinations of the past 24 hours (at normal sites, special sites [e.g. teachers] + work places, regardless of the type of jab (JnJ or Pfizer) used Image
Read 6 tweets
25 Jun
[Thread]. 1. SA is rolling out vaccines in three arms simultaneously, says Nicholas Crisp from @HealthZA:
1. Among the general population (normal sites)
2. Among essential workers (at special sites, e.g. teachers)
3. Among occupational health/workplace services (at work places)
2. Among the 60+ population the oldest person vaccinated so far was 119, according to her ID doc. Only 50% of 60+ have registered on the EVDS for vaccinations and just over half of those have been reached with vaccinations.
3. Over the six weeks that #VaccineRollOutSA has been running, about 2 million Pfizer doses and 100 000 #JnJ doses (education sector) have been administrated.
Read 6 tweets
25 Jun
[Thread] 1. Acting Health Minister Mammoloko Kubayi-Ngubane: We have vaccinated more than 2.5 million people. The education sector has managed to vaccinated 50 000+ people per day. At this rate the school programme will finish within 10 days.
2. Mammoloko Kubayi-Ngubane: Demand among 60+ for #VaccineRollout has decreased. Reasons:
1. Vaccine hesistancy,
2. Some sites are not easily accessible;
3. Lack of access to internet/data for registration
3. Mammoloko Kubayi-Ngubane: To address the decrease in demand for 60+, vaccine sites will be conducting co-ordinated walk-ins so that more 60+ can get vaccinated easier.
Read 5 tweets
21 Jun
[Thread] 1. JUST IN from @SAHPRA1. Is Sahpra looking at approving the #COVID jabs of Sinopharm (from China) and Moderna (from the US) for use in SA? NO. Why not? Because those companies haven't applied with the regulator for authorisation use.
2. Can SA procure jabs which haven't been authorised for use by @SAHPRA1? NO. So, unless a manufacturer applies for emergency authorisation use with Sahpra, the gov can't buy the jab the company makes. Why? Because we 1st need to know if Sahpra thinks the jab is safe + effective.
3. What can a vaccine manufacturer do before a jab is authorised by Sahpra? They can certainly lobby ministers, the president, senior gov staff. But any product still needs to follow the law. That means no procurement until Sahrpa has approved the jab for use.
Read 8 tweets
19 Jun
[Thread] 1. LATEST details re the teacher/school staff #VaccineRollOutSA.

1. Which jab will be used? #JNJ
2. How many doses are needed? 1 per person
3. When will it start? Wed, 23 Jun
4. When will it end? Thurs, 8 Jul
5. How many school staff need to get vaccinated? 582 564
2. Who qualifies?

1. EVERYONE at gov schools
- 395 682 teachers
- 104 111 support staff
- 42 671 teachers/early childhood development staff

2. EDUCATORS working at (legally registered) private schools
- 42 671 teachers, but no support staff

3. Education dpt office staff
3. Who else at government schools can get vaccinated?

1. Staff who transport children to and from schools
2. School feeding scheme staff
3. Staff who do remote learning programmes
4. Teacher union, security, cleaning staff
Read 8 tweets
18 Jun
[Thread] 1. Helen Rees (Sahpra board chair): SA can only approve #COVID jabs for use if they've applied with @SAHPRA1.
* SA has approved: #AstraZeneca, #JnJ, #Pfizer
* @SAHPRA1 is looking at applications from Sinovac and Sputnik
* No other jabs have applied for approval
2. Where is @SAHPRA1 at with Sputnik? Sahpra has requested more data - Sputnik hasn't submitted all the data that is required for a complete review of the safety and efficacy of the jab.
3. One of the issues with the Sputnik jab is that the type of adenovirus it uses is similar to one used an an HIV vaccine trial that was stopped early because there was data which suggested that it led to an increased risk of HIV infection among uncircumcised men.
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