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Jun
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Unvaccinated South Africans told us why they weren’t interested in having COVID jabs

Unvaccinated South Africans told us why they weren’t interested in having COVID jabs

COVID-19
SOUTH AFRICA is currently facing a new wave of infections related to the much higher transmissibility of the omicron COVID variant and its sub-variants. The most recent spike has had similar characteristics as the fourth wave in January 2022: increases in infections have not been accompanied by similar increases spikes in hospitalisations and deaths. Author KATHERINE EYAL, Research Associate, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), University of Cape Town These changes present a challenge to policy makers trying to improve vaccine take-up, particularly in vulnerable groups. People more vulnerable to severe illness with COVID include the elderly and…
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May
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Vaccine hesitancy slows Africa’s COVID-19 inoculation drive

Vaccine hesitancy slows Africa’s COVID-19 inoculation drive

COVID-19
MAGGIE FICK WHEN Edith Serem received her COVID-19 vaccination last month at a hospital in Nairobi where she works as a doctor, nurses jokingly warned she might start speaking in a foreign language. Serem said some colleagues got the AstraZeneca shot after watching her closely for several days to see if she was okay, but others refused, still wary of possible side effects. Health experts worry that public scepticism about taking the relatively small number of doses African countries have battled to procure could prolong a pandemic that has already killed more than 3.3 million people worldwide. "I'm not an…
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Jan
17
2021
By The African Mirror
EU eyes ‘Vaxproof’ document to revive travel, but concerns over vaccine hesitancy

EU eyes ‘Vaxproof’ document to revive travel, but concerns over vaccine hesitancy

WORLD
FRANCESCO GUARASCIO THE European Commission is working on a vaccine certificate, dubbed "Vaxproof", that could help restore cross-border travel, EU officials said, but the plan is dividing EU nations. The issue has been discussed for months but has led to no compromise because of fears over vaccine hesitancy and privacy. The EU executive Commission is working on a system for mutual recognition in all 27 EU countries of a certificate proving the holder has been vaccinated against the new coronavirus and therefore needs to undergo no tests on arrival to another country, according to two EU officials briefed on the…
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Dec
08
2020
By The African Mirror
Misinformation on social media fuels vaccine hesitancy: a global study shows the link

Misinformation on social media fuels vaccine hesitancy: a global study shows the link

HEALTH
VACCINE hesitancy is a severe threat to global health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The term refers to the delay in acceptance or the refusal of vaccines, despite the availability of vaccination services. It’s a serious risk to the people who aren’t getting vaccinated as well as the wider community. STEVEN LLOYD WILSON, Assistant Professor of Politics, Brandeis University CHARLES SHEY WIYSONGE, Director, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council Vaccine hesitancy is not new. There have been some sceptics ever since vaccination began. Soon after Dr Edward Jenner invented the smallpox vaccine in 1796, rumours started…
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