COVID-19 Update | 29 October 2021

Published: Fri, 10/29/21

Vaccine Rollout

As of 28 October, close to 15 million (25%) of all adults in South Africa have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose, this is according to Our World in Data, with close to 11 million people being fully vaccinated.

To get accurate updates on the vaccine rollout, visit the external resources section on our COVID-19 Vaccine page or click here.

COVID-19 Cases

As of 27 October, 331 new COIVD-19 cases had been reported and the recovery rate is sitting at 96.3%.

Although 19.7% of our population have been fully vaccinated, South Africa still has a long way to go before reaching immunity and therefore, it is important to continue adhering to all COVID-19 safety regulations.

Source: SA Coronavirus

Booster shots on the cards for healthcare workers

As the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out plan continues and more studies are being done daily, Government and the Vaccine Ministerial Advisory Committee (VMAC) is now suggesting that healthcare workers with compromised immunity get booster COVID-19 jabs. This also includes those who are on long-term oral steroid therapy for autoimmune conditions and various other treatments.

Source: News24

Government to incentivise vaccination

According to The Department of Health, it is now working alongside business partners to introduce several new incentives to encourage South Africans to vaccinate, this is including R100 vouchers.

According to the Department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, ‘Vooma Vaccination Voucher’ forms part of the Government’s ongoing partnership with the country’s business sector and would not be directly funded by the government and would only be given to people over the age of 60 who get vaccinated in the month of November.

At his weekly health briefings, he shared that, current stats show that, three out of every five over-50s are now vaccinated, but if we can get close to five out of five by the end of the year, we will significantly dampen the power of the fourth wave.”

Source: BusinessTech

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