{"id":3144,"date":"2021-01-26T18:55:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T18:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=3144"},"modified":"2021-01-26T18:16:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T18:16:22","slug":"we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union","title":{"rendered":"We don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>CAPE TOWN – In a few days, thousands of health-care workers in the country will be part of phase one of the government\u2019s ambitious Covid-19 vaccination drive. There\u2019s just one problem \u2013 many of them don\u2019t know much about it.<\/p>\n

Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa spokesperson Sibongiseni Delihlazo said nurses had expressed their concerns about the government\u2019s lack of communication long before the roll-out programme.<\/p>\n

\u201cNurses have been asking questions without (getting) any answers from government,\u201d Delihlazo said. \u201cMany of our members still don\u2019t know the pros and cons of these vaccines and that has led to many saying they won\u2019t be getting the vaccine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are also concerned about the second phase, when members of the public are expected to be vaccinated. If we, nurses\u2026 don\u2019t have any knowledge about the vaccine, how are going to convince the public to take it? We are appealing to government to be clear with their communication.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Western Cape Health Department poll found only 54% of health workers wanted to be vaccinated. Another 26% were unsure and 19% said they would decline.<\/p>\n

In his weekly letter, titled From the Desk of the President, on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government was aware of concerns that the government had not been sufficiently transparent about its efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor its part, government will work to improve all its channels of communication, to keep the public regularly informed on the development of the vaccination programme, to provide information that is accurate and factual, and to continue to engage with and listen to the broad range of voices in our society.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of us need to be part of this national effort and not allow the spread of rumours, fear and mistrust. False information and fake news can and does put lives at risk. We all need to work together to build confidence in the vaccine, to demonstrate its effectiveness and its safety \u2013 and to emphasise its vital importance in overcoming this deadly disease,\u201d said Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n

The South African Medical Association (Sama), which represents public- and private-sector medical practitioners, said it was working closely with the national Department of Health to get doctors registered on an online app for the Covid-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n

Sama chairperson Dr Angelique Coetzee said: \u201cWe have started, in collaboration with other doctor groupings, a vaccine for health workers initiative whereby we ask the different surgeries to please register the personnel that works with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn phase one, we will get the database of general practitioners in South Africa including their personnel. In phase two also we will ask GPs if they are willing to be part of the vaccination centre when the rest of population will be vaccinated. All this data will go to national Department of Health,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Department of Health has yet to respond to queries regarding the story. The article will be updated as soon as it responds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. CAPE TOWN – In a few days, thousands of health-care workers in the country will be part of phase one of the government\u2019s ambitious Covid-19 vaccination drive. There\u2019s just one problem \u2013 many of them don\u2019t know much about it. Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa spokesperson Sibongiseni Delihlazo said nurses had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":3143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,8],"tags":[274,315,275],"class_list":["post-3144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-homepage-english","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-south-africa","tag-south-africa-2"],"yoast_head":"\nWe don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union - South Africa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CAPE TOWN - In a few days, thousands of health-care workers in the country will be part of phase one of the government\u2019s ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"We don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CAPE TOWN - In a few days, thousands of health-care workers in the country will be part of phase one of the government\u2019s ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-01-26T18:55:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2021\/01\/img-60105c595e2fa.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"404\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"We don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-26T18:55:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union\"},\"wordCount\":500,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2021\/01\/img-60105c595e2fa.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-South-Africa\",\"South-Africa\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\",\"homepage-english\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union\",\"name\":\"We don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union - South Africa\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2021\/01\/img-60105c595e2fa.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-26T18:55:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"CAPE TOWN - In a few days, thousands of health-care workers in the country will be part of phase one of the government\u2019s ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2021\/01\/img-60105c595e2fa.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2021\/01\/img-60105c595e2fa.jpg\",\"width\":720,\"height\":404,\"caption\":\"We don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"We don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/\",\"name\":\"South Africa\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"We don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union - South Africa","description":"CAPE TOWN - In a few days, thousands of health-care workers in the country will be part of phase one of the government\u2019s ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"We don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union","og_description":"CAPE TOWN - In a few days, thousands of health-care workers in the country will be part of phase one of the government\u2019s ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union","og_site_name":"South Africa","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2021-01-26T18:55:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":720,"height":404,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2021\/01\/img-60105c595e2fa.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"We don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union","datePublished":"2021-01-26T18:55:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union"},"wordCount":500,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2021\/01\/img-60105c595e2fa.jpg","keywords":["Africa Press","Africa Press-South-Africa","South-Africa"],"articleSection":["all news","community","homepage-english"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union","name":"We don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union - South Africa","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2021\/01\/img-60105c595e2fa.jpg","datePublished":"2021-01-26T18:55:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"CAPE TOWN - In a few days, thousands of health-care workers in the country will be part of phase one of the government\u2019s ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2021\/01\/img-60105c595e2fa.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2021\/01\/img-60105c595e2fa.jpg","width":720,"height":404,"caption":"We don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/we-dont-have-enough-information-about-vaccine-rollout-says-nursing-union#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"We don\u2019t have enough information about vaccine rollout, says nursing union"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/","name":"South Africa","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}