Social Listening Report Number 26: 12 November 2021
- Title
- Social Listening Report Number 26: 12 November 2021
- Type of Report
- Social Listening Report
- Date
- November 12, 2021
- Key Trends In the Report
- During this report the country was still on alert level 1. There was a wide spread concern about a potential fourth wave of COVID-19 expected in December or January 2022. There was skepticism towards rising COVID-19 cases after the elections with people voicing out that the numbers might have been manipulated for political gain. There was discussions over side effects and mistrust related to COVID-19 vaccines. There were negative sentiment towards Pfizer's significant profits from vaccine sales, with accusations of the company being driven by profit motives. And lastly, concerns over possible coercion by governments for the general public to get vaccinated this included citing schemes such as the vooma vourcher incentives.
- Misinformation by Period
- Vaccine hesitancy due to the high recovery rate. Covid is no longer a threat misinformation. Fear of the fourth wave. Post election skepticism related to the rise in COVID-19 cases. Negative views related to Pfizer profits on the sale of COVID-19 vaccines. Concerns about vaccination coercion. Vaccine hesitancy misinformation.
- Suggested Recommendations
- Continue producing information for community mobilisers. Promote Vooma Vaccination Champions. Address side effects and provide clear information on how to report side effects. Offer incentives that are perceived as supportive rather than coercive. Promote community engagement .
- Lockdown Level
- 1
- Cumulative Cases
- 2 925 372
- Cumulative Deaths
- 89 469
- Cumulative Hospitalisations
- 436 075
- Cumulative Recoveries
- 2 819 307
- Total number of vaccines administered to date
- 24 036 739
- 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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