Mitigating Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in South Africa

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) in partnership with the Department of Health together with the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee (NISEC), and the National Advisory Committee on Immunisation will host a webinar on mitigating COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in South Africa.

South Africa is currently rolling out the national COVID-19 vaccine programme, which aims to vaccinate 40 million South Africans. This webinar is targeting members of the public who are contemplating taking the COVID-19 vaccine but are unsure because of a lack of information, beliefs, and unfounded information.

The webinar seeks to achieve the following objectives:

Allay public fear and misinformation towards vaccination

Reiterate facts on safety and efficacy of vaccines

Provide cultural perspective on vaccine administration

Share lived experiences after taking the vaccine

Source: Government of South Africa