South African Covid-19 News and Discussions 3

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

'We are sitting on a timebomb' - Covid-19 MAC members raise concerns about variant found in India | News24

Two members of the Covid-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee have warned that, if South Africa doesn't immediately implement stricter border controls, infections from other countries, like India, could "spread like a veld fire".

www.news24.com

Can't read beyond the two paragraphs (not giving money to Beijing24) but certain MAC advisors seem to be alarmist. It looks like if any additional regulations are introduced it won't be on the domestic front but rather international.

 

[Polymathic]

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10,500 vaccines a day. at this rate phase 2 is only going to start at the end of June

 

[Lupus]

10,500 vaccines a day. at this rate phase 2 is only going to start at the end of June

Only 16 years to get herd immunity

 

[Brawler]

10,500 vaccines a day. at this rate phase 2 is only going to start at the end of June

I am very concerned we can't scale up. Perhaps private will be able to but government, mmm.
Even for healthcare workers, there is a 3-hour queue 100's of meters long at the best and most well-resourced public hospital in the country.

Edit: And that's with pleeeeeeeeenty of time we had last year and this year to prepare while we waited for our stock.

 

[Lupus]

I am very concerned we can't scale up. Perhaps private will be able to but government, mmm.
Even for healthcare workers, there is a 3-hour queue 100's of meters long at the best and most well-resourced public hospital in the country.

Private always steps in, couriers, security, schools, hospitals, hell they've got to come in to fix the potholes and be pointsmen.

 

[daveza]

It's May 2021 -

Bangladesh has vaccinated 9 million people.

Zimbabwe - 560,000

South Africa - 340,000 in trial phase.

 

[SoldierMan]

You guys must read this by the former Pfizer Vice President. He's been 32 years in the industry and is spelling out something quite disturbing.

EXCLUSIVE - Former Pfizer VP: ‘Your government is lying to you in a way that could lead to your death.’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/e...to-you-in-a-way-that-could-lead-to-your-death
Dr. Michael Yeadon, Pfizer's former Vice President and Chief Scientist for Allergy & Respiratory who spent 32 years in the industry leading new medicines research and retired from the pharmaceutical giant with “the most senior research position” in his field, spoke with LifeSiteNews in a telephone interview.

 

[daveza]

Did Pfizer's Former 'Chief Scientist' Say There Was 'No Need for Vaccines'?

Michael Yeadon last worked at Pfizer a decade ago, and was never the company's "chief scientist." His anti-vaccine argument relies on predictions that never panned out.

www.snopes.com

Broadly speaking, the argument Yeadon made to caution against vaccines is based on conclusions which the passage of time has already exposed as woefully misguided. Narrowly speaking, however, the claim that a former “Chief Scientist” or “Vice President” of Pfizer made these vaccine skeptical comments is “Mostly False” because Yeadon, while being employed by Pfizer, never held such a senior position at the company.

 

[C4Cat]

You guys must read this by the former Pfizer Vice President. He's been 32 years in the industry and is spelling out something quite disturbing.

EXCLUSIVE - Former Pfizer VP: ‘Your government is lying to you in a way that could lead to your death.’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/e...to-you-in-a-way-that-could-lead-to-your-death
Dr. Michael Yeadon, Pfizer's former Vice President and Chief Scientist for Allergy & Respiratory who spent 32 years in the industry leading new medicines research and retired from the pharmaceutical giant with “the most senior research position” in his field, spoke with LifeSiteNews in a telephone interview.

This guy has been debunked so many times.

Debunked: No, a former Pfizer employee was not correct to say there is 'no need for vaccines'

Quotes attributed to Dr Mike Yeadon are inaccurate.

www.thejournal.ie

 

[Mercury12]

Bizarre that people actually believe quacks like Yeadon.

 

[StrontiumDog]

COVID-19 MODELLING UPDATE: CONSIDERATIONS FOR A POTENTIAL THIRD WAVE (MAY 2021)

https://www.nicd.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SACMC-Third-wave-report-290421.pdf

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1390057471377649664

 

[pinball wizard]

WTF means "luming" ?

 

[sand_man]

It's May 2021 -

Bangladesh has vaccinated 9 million people.

Zimbabwe - 560,000

South Africa - 340,000 in trial phase.

Not only are we 3rd world but we good at it too...

 

[neoprema]

We're slow but apparently pvt sector is involved in Phase 2 right? So theoretically we should see a boost in the no of vaccines per day. Discovery seems to be full steam ahead planning for May 17th, and i spoke to a pharmacy the other day who said they've registered to receive their allotment for Phase 2. So hopefully we kick this thing into overdrive big time.

 

[twr]

We're slow but apparently pvt sector is involved in Phase 2 right? So theoretically we should see a boost in the no of vaccines per day. Discovery seems to be full steam ahead planning for May 17th, and i spoke to a pharmacy the other day who said they've registered to receive their allotment for Phase 2. So hopefully we kick this thing into overdrive big time.

Yeah the clicks in la Lucia kzn had a few chairs out "waiting are for covid vaccines" so they are ready

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

We're slow but apparently pvt sector is involved in Phase 2 right? So theoretically we should see a boost in the no of vaccines per day. Discovery seems to be full steam ahead planning for May 17th, and i spoke to a pharmacy the other day who said they've registered to receive their allotment for Phase 2. So hopefully we kick this thing into overdrive big time.

Correct. I expect a big increase once general rollout begins

 

[Lupus]

Correct. I expect a big increase once general rollout begins

Once private has it, it will be moved a lot quicker, like testing.

 

[MiW]

Some post Easter increases.

 

[Brawler]

WC DoH has improved their dashboard to include a live alert/resurgence page.

Covid-19 Dashboard | Covid-19 Response

View area-specific cases by downloading the suburb and town cases document. Download suburb and town cases Disclaimer: This is the best available data at this point in time. Some

coronavirus.westerncape.gov.za

Very nice.

Meanwhile other provinces are still capturing covid cases into Excel...