Call for vets to be included in Phase 2 of Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
By Sam Spiller
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Cape Town - South Africaâs vets want to be included in the governmentâs national vaccine rollout plan citing professional safety concerns.
The South African Veterinarian Association (Sava), together with the Black Veterinary Forum (BVI), issued a request to the Departments of Health, and Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development for animal health and welfare workers to be added to the phased roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine, citing professional safety concerns.
Dr Leon de Bruyn, chief executive of the association, said the sector had not been considered.