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Call for vets to be included in Phase 2 of Covid-19 vaccine roll-out By Sam Spiller Share 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. ....
SA’s Covid-19 vaccine plans leave animal healthcare workers in the dark Nica Richards Veterinarians do not know if they are still essential workers, or when they will receive the Covid-19 jab. Photo for illustration: iStock There has been no mention of when veterinarians or animal welfare services could receive their vaccines in any governmental presentations on Covid-19 vaccine rollouts. For more than a week, veterinarians and animal welfare services have been in limbo as to whether they will receive Covid-19 vaccines as essential workers. The South African Veterinary Association (Sava) and the Black Veterinary Forum (BVF) wrote to Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize on 11 January to clarify their position as essential workers, but have not yet rec ....