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Western Cape on track to roll out Pfizer vaccine on Monday
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The Western Cape is on track to launch phase two of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out on Monday and will be administering the Pfizer vaccine.
Chief of Operations at Western Cape Department Of Health, Dr Saadiq Kariem, said those over 60 are encouraged to register on the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS) as it will be one of the key actions to prevent the third wave in the country.
Kariem said he is increasingly convinced that the country is on the brink of the third wave.
“We are a bit worried because for the last few days, we ve begun seeing some signs of an increase in the cases. We haven t yet met the definition for an alert or a resurgence yet, but the week-on-week increases and positivity rates have increased,” he said.
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Dr Saadiq Kariem, Chief of Operations at Western Cape Department Of Health, explains the next steps.
Chief of Operations at Western Cape Department Of Health, Dr Saadiq Kariem, talks to Lester Kiewit about the way forward now that the 1 million AstraZeneca vaccines have been put on hold due to the latest data showing disappointing efficacy for mild and moderate Covid-19.
Dr Kariem says everyone is disappointed at the results of the trial regarding AstraZeneca.
As Professor Mahdi pointed out last night the trial results are quite robust so we have to believe them, and it was only a 22% efficacy against mild disease.