04 April 2021 - 00:00
Our World in Data analysis shows the vaccination rate in SA lags far behind those in countries of equal or lower economic standing.
Image: REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Criticism of the snail’s pace at which SA is rolling out Covid-19 vaccinations compared with its economic peers is unfair and misplaced, leading health economists and academics say.
Analysis by Our World in Data shows the vaccination rate in SA lags far behind those in countries of equal or lower economic standing.
By Tuesday, SA — where the only vaccines administered so far have been in clinical and implementation trials — had vaccinated only 0.42% (262,000) of its citizens. At the moment, only heath workers are getting shots.