Covid19: Phaahla Tries to Open Vaccine Sites for All Adults by End of the Week

• Health Minister Joe Phaahla said that he is trying his best to push the date forward for vaccination sites to be open to all adults
• Currently, vaccination sites will only be open to the age group between 18 and 34 from 1 September, 2021
• Phaahla stated that he had been meeting with provincial health teams and Cabinet in order to allow vaccine sites to open for all adults by the end of this week

Minister of Health Joe Phaahla stated recently that while speaking with Cabinet there was a bid to open the Covid-19 vaccine sites up for all adults as early as this week. At the moment, people between the ages of 18 and 34 have to wait until 1 September to receive the vaccine.

Minister Phaahla has reportedly been meeting with a number of provincial health teams. They discussed the rather low turnout at vaccination sites, especially by the end of the working week.

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According to EWN, the Minister stated that they were currently waiting for more consultations. He explained that if the vaccine sites do not open up for all adults by the end of this week; the latest will be the beginning of next week.

Phaahla stated that further discussions were being had with Cabinet and 'probably' by the end of this week, the sites will be open for all adults.

A report by BusinessTech revealed that Phaahla stated that his department does not recommend the relaxation of the current lockdown regulations in the country due to the increasing number of new daily Covid-19 cases.

Phaahla spoke about the number of cases dropping below 10k a day easing the pressure on hospitals but added that the current Covid numbers cannot allow for any restrictions to be relaxed this week.

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South African heart surgeon criticised for making an anti-vax video

Previously, Briefly News reported on a South African heart surgeon who has a number of accolades under her belt has come under fire on social media about her views on the coronavirus vaccine.

Vosloo performed her first heart surgery at the age of 33 and is also the first woman in South Africa to meet the requirements to qualify as a heart surgeon. However, her successes are not what people are talking about.

According to TimesLIVE, a video of Vosloo advising people not to take the Covid-19 vaccine has been circulated on social media. In the video, Vosloo can be seen telling people that the vaccine was much more dangerous than coronavirus itself.

Source: Briefly News