Social Listening Report Number 3: 31 May 2021
- Title
- Social Listening Report Number 3: 31 May 2021
- Type of Report
- Social Listening Report
- Date
- May 31, 2021
- Key Trends In the Report
- The country was on adjusted to alert level 2 from 31 May to 15 June 2021. During this time, Phase Two of the vaccine rollout was met with positivity. While vaccine hesitancy was minimal, demand exceeded supply. However, trust in the process was shaken by the "Digital Vibes" scandal and widespread confusion over registration.
- Misinformation by Period
- Growing anger about lack of vaccine equity. Frustration on unclear and changing process. Vaccines are used to track people's movements. Herbs are better than vaccines, ivermectin can cure COVID-19.
- Suggested Recommendations
- Develop languages to make communication easier throughout SA. Clarify the process for Phase 2 vaccination rollout. Make better use of SABC to provide information to the public.
- Lockdown Level
- 2
- Cumulative Cases
- 1 665 617
- Cumulative Deaths
- 56 506
- Cumulative Hospitalisations
- 274 162
- Cumulative Recoveries
- 1 559 337
- Total number of vaccines administered to date
- 1 140 389
- Geographical Region
- South Africa, India
- 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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