Social Listening Report Number 38: 28 February 2022
- Title
- Social Listening Report Number 38: 28 February 2022
- Type of Report
- Social Listening Report
- Date
- February 28, 2022
- Key Trends In the Report
- The country was still on alert level 1. The report was on misinformation claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause HIV and AIDs as such there was increased vaccine hesitancy with HIV vaccine misinformation. The was confusion related to vaccine booster shots. Lastly, during this period there was decreased social media engagement related to COVID-19 and its vaccines
- Misinformation by Period
- Confusion around shifting of protocols and vaccine bosster shots. The misinformation linking vaccines to HIV/AIDS. Misinformation related to people mixing COVID-19 vaccines. Distrust in the combination of Pfizer and J&J vaccines, with some believing it is profit-driven and not scientifically sound.
- Suggested Recommendations
- Act proactively to address misinformation being spread about vaccine induced HIV. Provide more counseling at vaccination sites to explain side effects, manage expectations, and address concerns, which can help reduce vaccine hesitancy. Foster community engagement and involve local leaders to promote accurate information and encourage vaccination. Monitor social media platforms to identify and respond to emerging misinformation
- Lockdown Level
- 1
- Cumulative Cases
- 3 674 043
- Cumulative Deaths
- 99 412
- Cumulative Hospitalisations
- 506 353
- Cumulative Recoveries
- 3 543 109
- Total number of vaccines administered to date
- 31 692 005
- Geographical Region
- South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini
- Curators of the report
- Nombulelo Leburu
- NDoH
- Peter Benjamin
- HealthEnabled
- Charity Bhengu.
- 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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