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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>CAPE TOWN – Possibly the biggest social media trend of 2021, vaccine selfies as they are called, have taken over social media since the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out started in the country last week.<\/p>\n

Social media has been buzzing with health-care workers sharing photos, particularly selfies of them getting the Covid-19 vaccine jab in the hopes of encouraging others to get vaccinated too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never knew that getting the vaccine in front of my staff would motivate them so much,\u201d said Fridah Nyathi, chief executive of Rob Ferreira Hospital in Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n

While vaccine selfies send out a strong message that the vaccines are safe, they also have the power to drive conversation relating to vaccination; and then some, in the case of the image of Eastern Cape doctor, Dr Adam Woodford, being vaccinated with his shirt off, which has gone viral on social media.<\/p>\n

Woodford, who was previously infected with Covid-19, spoke about the experience to GCIS and said he was glad he could get the vaccine and do his part in helping to stop the spread of Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the pictures of him getting the vaccine, he joked: \u201cVaccine done and dusted \u2026 So far side effects include involuntary flexing for the camera and unwanted gains.\u201d<\/p>\n

For politicians this social media trend can help create a dialogue with those who question the safety of the vaccine. President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize have also posted their vaccine selfies.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaking the vaccine was quick, easy and not so painful. I urge all our health-care workers to register to receive their vaccinations as they are our first line of defence against the coronavirus pandemic,\u201d Ramaphosa captioned his vaccine selfie.<\/p>\n

Taking the vaccine was quick, easy and not so painful. I urge all our healthcare workers to register to receive their vaccinations as they are our first line of defence against the coronavirus pandemic. #WeChooseVacciNation #VaccineforSouthAfrica ?? pic.twitter.com\/11tyl1f9Xs<\/p>\n

According to Professor Graeme Meintjes of UCT\u2019s Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, seeing front-line health-care workers, the president and the minister of health getting the vaccine will go a long way to reassure people who are ambivalent about vaccination to get themselves vaccinated when they are eligible.<\/p>\n

Less than a week after the country launched its vaccination programme against Covid-19, more than 10 000 health-care workers in SA have been vaccinated. The health ministry said that through the Sisonke early access programme, one-third of the first 80 000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines would be allocated to the private sector over the next 14 days.<\/p>\n

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