Social Listening Report Number 41: 21 March 2022
- Title
- Social Listening Report Number 41: 21 March 2022
- Type of Report
- Social Listening Report
- Date
- March 21, 2022
- Key Trends In the Report
- The country was on alert level 1. The was increased interest in COVID-19 and vaccines, particulalrly regarding "Pfizer side effects". There was increased sentiment among the general public that COVID-19 is no longer a major threat to the public. Misunderstanding of the Pfizer report as listing 1,291 side effects. Increase in COVID-19 cases among people under 20, possibly linked to schools reopening fully.
- Misinformation by Period
- Misinformation around Pfizer report. Misinformation around COVID-19 pandemic fatigue. Claims that COVID-19 vaccines are very dangerous based on misinterpreted data. Misinformation about the government's intentions regarding COVID-19 restrictions.
- Suggested Recommendations
- Communications on vaccine side-effects. Respond to equity in vaccination access. Messaging about limiting the fifth wave. Increase the number of vaccination sites in poorer and rural areas. Involve local leaders and organizations in vaccination campaigns.
- Lockdown Level
- 1
- Cumulative Cases
- 3 704 785
- Cumulative Deaths
- 99 890
- Cumulative Hospitalisations
- 510 181
- Cumulative Recoveries
- 3 590 266
- Total number of vaccines administered to date
- 33 155 633
- Geographical Region
- South Africa, America
- 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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