Social Listening Report Number 39: 07 March 2022
- Title
- Social Listening Report Number 39: 07 March 2022
- Type of Report
- Social Listening Report
- Date
- March 7, 2022
- Key Trends In the Report
- The country was on alert level 1. The report reported on the perception of COVID-19, many people believed that the COVID-19 emergency was ending due to fewer infections and deaths and the less severe nature of Omicron variant. There was significant progress in vaccination process with around 48% of adults in South Africa having received at least one dose. Vaccination rates among younger adults (18-34 years) were low at 35%, compared to higher rates in older age groups. Health workers are experiencing burnout due to long hours and the stress of the pandemic, leading to many leaving the profession.
- Misinformation by Period
- Misinformation that Covid’s over. Uncertainty on vaccinating undocumented people. Confusion on guidelines and boosters. Misinformation about vaccine mandates. The belief that natural immunity from previous infection is superior to vaccine-induced immunity.
- Suggested Recommendations
- Focus on youth engagement. Increase social mobilisation. Actively counteract misinformation through social media. Support health care workers and implement measures to reduce burnout among health workers.
- Lockdown Level
- 1
- Cumulative Cases
- 3 685 121
- Cumulative Deaths
- 99 609
- Cumulative Hospitalisations
- 507 555
- Cumulative Recoveries
- 3 566 491
- Total number of vaccines administered to date
- 32 270 803
- Geographical Region
- Africa (South Africa)
- 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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