South Africa's Covid-19 vaccination rollout has lost momentum, the health department said on Friday.
Deputy director-general Nicholas Crisp, who is in charge of the rollout, said impetus was lost when vaccine supplies ran low two weeks ago.
Registrations for the jab are also decreasing, said Crisp, describing Thursday's total of 53,379 registrations on the electronic vaccination data system as “really a pretty poor show ... there's a lot of room for improvement”. “There will be a fourth wave [of Covid-19 infections], without a doubt, and we need to protect ourselves by vaccinating,” said Crisp.
Vaccinations will be available to 18 to 34-year-olds from September 1, and Crisp said it was vital that older people had the jab before then. So far, only 25% of 35 to 49-year-olds and 42% of 50 to 59-year-olds have been vaccinated.
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