Media and COVID-19
17 Dec 2021 | Adult support workplace jab and vaccine passport, survey
A sizable number of adult South Africans support compulsory workplace Covid-19 vaccination and vaccine passport, according to the recent survey by the...
16 Dec 2021 | Time to overhaul the Covid-19 guidelines
Last year’s weapons to fight this year’s wars – or virus variants – are not going to cut it anymore. Experts tracking the vir...
14 Dec 2021 | Varying support for mandatory Covid-19 vaccination, passports
Research has uncovered support from South African adults, for mandatory Covid-19 vaccination in the workplace and public areas. In a survey conducted...
13 Dec 2021 | Over half of adults support compulsory workplace vaccination, survey finds
A recent survey shows that half of the adults polled support compulsory workplace Covid-19 vaccination and a vaccine passport, while approval drops si...
9 Dec 2021 | Half of us do not support compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations at workplaces
SA is divided in half on the issues of compulsory workplace Covid-19 vaccinations and vaccine passports. This is a key finding of a survey by the Cen...
23 Aug 2021 | Health experts urge change in Covid-19 messaging to tackle vaccine hesitancy
In the past 24 hours, about 194 000 people were vaccinated. So far the total vaccinations in the country have been over 9 million. The national healt...
23 Aug 2021 | How hesitant are South Africans about getting vaccinated?
Vaccinations are now open to all adult South Africans at long last. In recent weeks, there has been growing concern that demand for vaccines among peo...
23 Aug 2021 | Low vaccination rates due to access issues and misinformation - The Mail & Guardian
In a series of surveys looking at vaccine acceptance rates, researchers found that those living in rural areas, informal settlements and townships wer...
23 Aug 2021 | South Africa's looming mental health crisis
In 2020, mental health accounted for 19% of Sanlam’s disability claims – up 11% from 2019. While the numbers are too low to read much into...
23 Aug 2021 | Study reveals that older people likely to be vaccinated than younger ones
Acceptance of vaccines is increasing in South Africa but challenges remain, including younger people being less likely to be accepting of vaccines tha...