Social Listening Report Number 2: 24 May 2021
- Title
- Social Listening Report Number 2: 24 May 2021
- Type of Report
- Social Listening Report
- Date
- May 24, 2021
- Key Trends In the Report
- The disaster management regulations were on alert level 1. During this time public attention shifted toward the rollout of Phase Two of the Covid vaccine program. The logistics of the rollout came under scrutiny, with confusion over registration. Other corncerns were related to vaccine safety especially during pregnancy.
- Misinformation by Period
- COVID-19 is a scam. COVID-19 cases and deaths are exaggerated. COVID-19 vaccines dont prevent death. Clinical trails were rushed. New COVID-19 waves are caused by the vaccines
- Suggested Recommendations
- Clarify plan for Phase 2 (60 year olds). Build trust with the public. Provide daily updates to the public. Address legitimate fears related to COVID-19 vaccines. Encourage vaccine uptake.
- Lockdown Level
- 1
- Cumulative Cases
- 1 637 848
- Cumulative Deaths
- 55 874
- Cumulative Hospitalisations
- 270 211
- Cumulative Recoveries
- 1 541 250
- Total number of vaccines administered to date
- 754 554
- Geographical Region
- Africa (South Africa)
- Curators of the report
- National Department of Health
- Stakeholders
- National Health Hotline: Reports from the national call centre
- Org: NDOH Covid-19 WhatsApp system
- WHO Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA)
- UNICEF: digital analysis of content on Google, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, and digital news
- SA Red Cross: Network of over 2,000 community volunteers reporting misinformation and concerns.
- Real 411 Media Monitoring Africa: a mis- and disinformation reporting and debunking initiative
- COVID Comms: a network of communications specialists that produces information on the pandemic.
- DOH Free State & KZN: Provincial Departments of Health
- Health Systems Trust, Community Constituency Front (CCF),
- Health Enabled
- Centre for Communication Impact, Centre for Analytics & Behavioural Change
- Medical Research Council, National Institute for Communicable Diseases,
- SA Vaccination and Immunisation Centre, HSRC, DG Murray Trust, Right to Care
- Universities of Johannesburg, Cape Town, Free State, Wits, Stellenbosch, Sefako Makgatho
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