Communication priorities Report: 1-7 August 2022
- Title
- Communication priorities Report: 1-7 August 2022
- Type of Report
- Communication Priorities Report
- Date
- August 7, 2022
- Key Trends In the Report
- The communication priorities report highlited that COVID-19 vaccines were still important in the fight against COVID-19. Vaccination sites were still offering vaccines to individuals aged 12 and above. Boosters were especially recommended for people over 50 and those with compromised immune systems. It was reiterated that vaccines are safe for pregnat and breastfeeding women.
- Misinformation by Period
- Misinformation highlited on the report was around COVID-19 vaccine causing people to die. Some of the claims mentioned that some people died shortly after receiving the vaccine and additionally, some misinformation was around allegations that vaccines cause infertility and sexual problems.
- Suggested Recommendations
- Booster shots were strongly recommended and everyone aged 12 was encouraged to get vaccinated. Pregnant and breastfeeding women were advised to get vaccinated.
- Lockdown Level
- The National State of Disaster lifted
- Cumulative Cases
- No Data
- Cumulative Deaths
- No Data
- Cumulative Hospitalisations
- No Data
- Cumulative Recoveries
- No Data
- Number of vaccines administered for that week
- No Data
- Total number of vaccines administered to date
- No Data
- 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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