Social Listening Report Number 40: 14 March 2022
- Title
- Social Listening Report Number 40: 14 March 2022
- Type of Report
- Social Listening Report
- Date
- March 14, 2022
- Key Trends In the Report
- The country was still on alert level 1. There was significant increase in discussions and searches about Pfizer's side effects due to a misinterpreted report. Declining media interest on coverage of COVID-19 related news. Frequent changes in vaccination protocols and COVID-19 fatigue led to confusion. Closure of vaccination sites has led to uncertainty about where to get vaccinated
- Misinformation by Period
- Declining media interest inCOVID-19 coverage. Misinterpretation of Pfizer report listing side effects leading to increase vaccine hesitancy. False claims about the vaccines affecting fertility. Circulation of videos encouraging workers and students to sue employers and universities over vaccine mandates. Misinformation about the closure of vaccine sites.
- Suggested Recommendations
- Provide AIRA Viral Facts Africa – The COVID-19 pandemic is not over!. Provide clarity on the Pfizer report and additional information on Pfizer side effects. Improve communication about vaccination protocols. Address misinformation related to fertility concerns. Ensure that vaccination sites remain open and accessible, especially for follow-up doses. Laslty, provide support for youth campaigns like #KeReady campaign.
- Lockdown Level
- 1
- Cumulative Cases
- 3 695 176
- Cumulative Deaths
- 99 725
- Cumulative Hospitalisations
- 508 210
- Cumulative Recoveries
- 3 577 338
- Total number of vaccines administered to date
- 32 776 244
- 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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