overall, it is hoped this census will provide a clearer view. so, for the first time, sexuality and gender identity will be a matter of national record. what difference will that make? well, some organisations say the data could be very useful. both in terms of funding and, for this youth homelessness charity, how best to focus support. as we expand our services, we would like to know where young people are that identify as lgbtq plus, so that we can target those areas and make our services go further. landmark buildings lit up in census purple ahead of this sunday, the day to base your answers on. in scotland, the census has been pushed back a year. in northern ireland, there s no question on gender identity. nevertheless, a hope it might all shine some sort of light on the society we live in. jessica parker, bbc news. and that s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bri
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The South African government’s failure to procure a Covid-19 vaccine and implement a rollout plan timeously has sparked rage throughout the country. Implementing a successful vaccine programme will ‘help cut short the pandemic and yield immense direct savings on medical resources’, says Jonathan Katzenellenbogen. However, this end goal is still quite some time away, with South Africa reportedly months behind other countries. So what are we as South Africans to do? Below, Katzenellenbogen outlines the situation the country finds itself in and expresses a possible solution – ‘putting the private sector in charge’.
– Jarryd Neves
By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
The ANC has dropped the ball on vaccine procurement and rollout in a spectacular manner. By the day the signs have been mounting that our government dawdled and failed to do its homework. There is little evidence that a rollout on a massive scale can begin in the next few weeks.
But our vaccination game took an even bigger hit when it emerged hospitals were dishing out spare vaccines to family members of staff. The master of the Coombe Hospital even gave precious vaccines to two of his own children. Only after this, the HSE issued guidance on what should be done with spare vaccines and here’s a hint – it was not to give them to your kids.
As of yesterday, Donnelly’s management of the vaccination programme was looking more like that of Giovanni Trapattoni – grinding out a few results with an ugly on-the-field performance.
But the reality is no one is in charge of the vaccination programme. Prof Brian MacCraith, who is the Government’s go to chair du jour, drafted a plan and a very broad schedule for the order of administration.