@SA_VacciNation

We share facts, progress and information about the Covid-19 vaccination programme in South Africa. ❤️ is a celebration of your vaccination journey.

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National Department of Health@HealthZA12 Aug 2024
Voicenote by Foster Mohale Spokesperson for National Health Department on the claims of delayed payments to pharmacies for COVID 19 work. – at Pretoria, South Africa
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Mia Malan@miamalan22 Jul 2024
[BREAKING] 867 state clinics in SA will start to roll out the 2-monthly anti-#HIV jab, #CABLA, before the end of the year. @HealthZA has accepted #Pepfar donations: 231 000 doses over 2 years. bhekisisa.org/health-news-so…

#Aids2024: SA has taken up US donations of CAB-LA — and will roll out the anti-HIV jab before the...

Before the end of the year, 867 government health facilities will start to roll out the two-monthly HIV prevention injection, CAB-LA. The US government’s Aids fund, Pepfar, has donated 231 000 doses...

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🙌👏 A 'new era' in malaria control has begun with a vaccination campaign for children in Ivory Coast
The Associated Press
@AP15 Jul 2024
A 'new era' in malaria control has begun with a vaccination campaign for children in Ivory Coast apnews.com/article/malaria-v…

A 'new era' in malaria control has begun with a vaccination campaign for children in Ivory Coast

Health workers in Ivory Coast have begun giving children the latest malaria vaccine. It's the beginning of a regional campaign that experts hope might curb the impact of one of Africa’s top killers.

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Vaccines save lives!
Kyle Russell
@kylebrussell21 Jun 2024
When I found out how many shots our daughter was going to receive in the months after she was born, I thought to myself, “Wow, that’s a lot of diseases we won’t worry about” and then we got the vaccines
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Mia Malan@miamalan20 Jun 2024
🧵1. BREAKING: SA's #mpox cases have almost doubled since 14 June - from 7 to 14 on 20 June. Screen grab = @healthza press release.
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Rajeev@Rajeev_The_King14 Jun 2024
Lancet Laboratories currently offer PCR testing for the investigation of suspected acute Mpox cases Here is their updated report: lancet.co.za/mpox-update-202…
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OUT Well-Being@outlgbt13 Jun 2024
You can now get a FREE flu jab at our Joburg Engage Men's Health sites in Rosebank and Braamfontein! Avoid the worst of the flu this winter and get vaccinated. Pop into our sites or WhatsApp us on 082 607 1686 to make an appointment! #fighttheflu #flujab #YourHealthMatters
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Mia Malan@miamalan14 Jun 2024
NEW: @healthza will soon start vaxxing #menwhohavesexwithmen, #sexworkers, #healthworkers + lab workers @ #mpox — for free. But 1st donations from Europe need 2 arrive. If you're 45+ u're likely 2 have had the #smallpox shot which also protects @ mpox. bhekisisa.org/health-news-so…

7 mpox cases, 2 deaths: Jabs and treatment could arrive in days - Bhekisisa

The health department will start to vaccinate four groups of people — men who have sex with men, sex workers, health and lab workers — with a much higher chance than the general population to...

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Alastair McAlpine, MD@AlastairMcA3025 May 2024
The greatest public health intervention in history… #vaccineswork
The Lancet
@TheLancet25 May 2024
"vaccination has averted 154 million deaths" On the 50th anniversary of WHO's Expanded Programme on Immunization, Naor Bar-Zeev & colleagues quantify the public health impact of vaccination: hubs.ly/Q02ymFn60
Figure showing deaths averted, years of life saved, and years of full health gained due to vaccination. Copyright: 2024 World Health Organization; licensee Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 3.0 IGO

ALT Figure showing deaths averted, years of life saved, and years of full health gained due to vaccination. Copyright: 2024 World Health Organization; licensee Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 3.0 IGO

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Vaccination/Immunisation is vital ! Access to vaccines should not be a privilege - but a basic right! Good luck @RobynPorteous - trusting all goes well and your little angel has few side effects! #Vaccinessavelives
Robyn Porteous@RobynPorteous20 May 2024
Very aware as I prepare to take my 6 week old for vaccinations that it is a privilege to do so. And that even if we have a tough night because of it, it is a privilege to do so. Too many in the world lack access to healthcare; too many have been robbed of the chance to grow up.
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Marc Mendelson@SouthAfricanASP12 May 2024
Start of the #influenza season in South Africa. Calling all vulnerable groups - Please get your Influenza #vaccine ASAP All front line #Healthcareworkers should be vaccinated to protect patients and the health system @UCT_news @MRCza @WesternCapeGov
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Alastair McAlpine, MD@AlastairMcA3026 Apr 2024
Since 1974, 146 million children under 5 were saved because of vaccines. The vaccines have given these children 9 BILLION additional years of life. And saved 146 million+ litres of tears. That is pure good. vox.com/future-perfect/24138…
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Drop to zero: The global mission to eradicate polio Wild-type (or wild) polio refers to the naturally occurring strains of the polio virus. It is a highly infectious disease that mostly affects children under 5 years old.
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Wild-type polio has is targeted for global eradication (like we did with smallpox). The last case of wild-type polio in South Africa was reported in 1989. Unfortunately, countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan still have circulating wild-type polio virus.
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Even 1 infected visitor could spread the disease to other countries - hence our efforts in South Africa to maintain high vaccination levels for protection. #WorldImmunisationWeek #FutureProtected
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Immunity together. Community forever. When people in a community are vaccinated against an infectious disease e.g. measles, whooping cough, mumps, diphtheria and flu, it becomes much less likely to spread from person to person.
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The percentage of a population that needs to be vaccinated against an infectious disease to provide community immunity depends on how contagious the disease is, how effective the vaccine is, immunity gained from previous infections, population density, social mixing etc.
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For community immunity, percentage of population that needs to be vaccinated: •Measles: 90-95% •Whooping cough (pertussis): 92-95% •Mumps: 88-92% •Diphtheria: 80% •Rubella: 80-85% #WorldImmunisationWeek #GetVaccinated #CommunityImmunity
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