Social Listening Report: 27 August 2021

Title

Social Listening Report: 27 August 2021

Type of Report

Social Listening Report

Date

August 27, 2021

Key Trends In the Report

The country was on alert level 3. The report was focused on COVID-19 vaccination rollout, including the EVDS self registration system. The report addresses engagement levels through tracking social media platforms regarding vaccination campaigns. And lastly, the report gives demographic insights such as understanding which demographics are likely to be hesitant than others.

Misinformation by Period

Misinformation is on COVID-19 vaccination rollout including concerns about vaccine safety and efficacy

Suggested Recommendations

EVDs self registration training

Lockdown Level

3

Cumulative Cases

2 747 019

Cumulative Deaths

81 187

Cumulative Hospitalisations

404 772

Cumulative Recoveries

2 498 429

Total number of vaccines administered to date

12 237 861

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