Thread by @miamalan

[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)