Thread by @cebhc

#CEBHCtwitchat Day 1 - 1/7:
The 26% question: How has social media shaped the uptake of #COVID19 #vaccines in SA?

How to engage.
1.See tweet.
2.Like, RT or reply using #CEBHCtwitchat & #WorldEBHCDay
3.Tag others to join in
4.Sip coffee and lean back proudly.

Join in the #CEBHCtwitchat starting now
@MikeMcCaul3 @Research_Ambit @NasreenJessani
@ziwelight @Harambee4Work @miamalan @Bhekisisa_MG @hmahomed799 @Faraiann
@YHA_Africa @yaseentheba @MuslimAssocSA
@AmandaAniB @AnelSchoonees @TarynYoung3
@StellenboschUni @AnkeRohwer @markskeptic

#CEBHCtwitchat Day 1 - 2/7:

Why are we hovering at only 26% of South Africans being #vaccinated against #COVID19? What is your opinion? #haveyoursay #WorldEBHCDay
#EvidenceFirst

@GautengHealth while you are on the subject of the vaccine programme...can you tell us why we are hovering at 26%?

#CEBHCtwitchat
#haveyoursay #WorldEBHCDay
#EvidenceFirst
#COVID19
#Vaccine
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#CEBHCtwitchat Day 1 - 3/7:

As of today:

17, 558 jabs in the past 24 hrs
20,200,231 total doses given
10,759,755 (26,8%) adults fully vaccinated

Only 26.8% of South African >18 years have been fully #vaccinated. *Why???*

#haveyoursay #WorldEBHCDay #EvidenceFirst #COVID19

#CEBHCtwitchat Day 1 - 4/7:
How did we move from vaccine desperation to vaccine hesitancy? Did social media have a role to play? #COVID19 #vaccine #socialmedia #WorldEBHCDay #EvidenceFirst

As part of #WorldEBHCDay we invite your input: How did we move from vaccine desperation to vaccine hesitancy in SA? @GovernmentZA @UNICEF_SA @ygpillay @ziwelight @Harambee4Work @miamalan @Bhekisisa_MG @hmahomed799 @Faraiann @YHA_Africa @yaseentheba @HealthZA @PresidencyZA @MRCza

#CEBHCtwitchat Day 1 - 5/7:

Misinformation spread on social media can have serious public health consequences. Do you think travelling down the #socialmedia rabbit hole can lead to #COVID19 #vaccinehesitancy?

#WorldEBHCDay #EvidenceFirst

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@SACochrane

#CEBHCtwitchat Day 1 - 6/7
Information is changing rapidly, and this can lead to #uncertainty. Who do you trust for correct information about #COVID19 and the #vaccine?
#WorldEBHCDay #EvidenceFirst

#CEBHCtwitchat Day 1 - 7/7:

THANK YOU for joining our #CEBHCtwitchat for #@WorldEBHCDay. Join us again tomorrow 19 Oct ’21 from 3pm-7pm SAST for Day 2. We will talk #antivaxxers, #factchecking #culture, #society, #government and #youth! Don’t miss out!