Expert from Wits University says the government has handled ‘demand creation’ poorly
Health minister Joe Phaahla. Picture: FREDDY MAVUNDA/BUSINESS DAY
“Four provinces are within reach to achieve 50% of adult population in a matter of weeks: Western Cape at 48.20%, Free State at 46.88%, Limpopo at 44.93% and Eastern Cape at 45%. If the other provinces can start to pull up we can reach 50% nationally soon,” health minister Joe Phaahla said. However, according to Wits University professor Francois Venter, who heads the health organisation Ezintsha: “Our numbers still scream to me about a lack of demand creation. Why was the government not offering incentives six months ago already? It is shocking to me how little of our Pfizer stock we have used.”
He said the SA government “cannot talk about hesitancy, it just hasn’t tried very hard. Incentives should have come a long time ago.”
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