I received this email from Discovery CEO Adrian Gore this morning – one of millions sent to members of South Africa’s largest medical aid fund. It provides an update on the current state of the pandemic and details on a rollout of a vaccine programme which promises to return the country to normalcy. Well written, it is an excellent summary of where we are and what is going to happen next and well worth sharing. So I have. – Alec Hogg
From Adrian Gore, CEO of Discovery:
I am reaching out to update you on the Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign that starts on Monday 17 May. I know there has been considerable anxiety given the delays in commencing the mass campaign. The process has been complex, with many moving parts, particularly the difficulty of procuring the required volume of doses for the entire country; the decision to halt the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine; and the recent pause of delivery of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine, given regulatory concerns. Despite th
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Discovery chief executive Adrian Gore says that his company is working alongside the government to provide Covid-19 vaccinations to South Africans.
In an emailed letter sent to clients, Gore said that approximately 700,000 healthcare workers still need to be vaccinated in the initial stage of phase 2 of the programme which starts on Monday (17 May).
Gore said that vaccine deliveries have been underway to 87 approved vaccination sites across the public and private sector.
These initial sites will expand in number in the next two weeks, with the intention to expand to 3,000 vaccination sites at the peak of rollout during July and August.