The South African Medical Association (Sama) has dispelled any doubts around the vaccine s safety and efficacy, stressing that the inoculations had been put through rigorous testing by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra).
The Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill was still being processed and some were calling for the matter to be concluded as speedily as possible.
Sama ‘cautiously optimistic’ over phase 2 of COVID vaccine rollout Sama has maintained the vaccine remains the best chance to return to a safer version of life. A vaccinator preparing the COVID-19 vaccine. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.
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JOHANNESBURG – The South African Medical Association (Sama) says it was cautiously optimistic about government s vaccine rollout which targets around 5 million of the country’s elderly.
The second phase, which will include those over the age of 60, is scheduled to start on Monday 17 May 2021.
The health department is expected to announce the full list of facilities that have been accredited as vaccination sites on Sunday evening.
Frontline healthcare workers are groaning under the strain and the South African Medical Association is warning that under-staffing in the country s hospitals, due to unfilled vacant positions, is making matters worse.