Department of health
Health Dept confident COVID-19 vaccine programme gaining momentum
The department's Nicholas Crisp said that they were hoping that their plan to get as many as 35 million people jabbed by the end of the year would be exceeded.
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Govt's EVDS website is now available in more languages
The EVDS website has been translated to other languages, including Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa and Sesotho for now with the plan to incorporate all languages.
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Vaccine registration opens for people aged 35 to 49
More than four million COVID-19 vaccine shots have so far been administered in the country, with government setting a target of close to 12 million people to vaccinate in this age-group.
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Intern doctors finally placed in public hospitals
The department officials said they had successfully concluded consultations with National Treasury and provincial health departments over the funding of outstanding internship positions.
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COVID-19: 460 more deaths and 22,910 new cases across SA
The Department of Health said over the past 24-hour reporting cycle the death toll continued its grim climb, now standing at 63,499.
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Motshekga to ask Health Dept for extension to complete teacher vaccinations
The Basic Education Department said that while they initially targeted 582,000 people in the sector, they'd now added over 789,000 staff including food handlers, janitors and support staff from independent schools and ECD centres on the EVDS system.
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Health Dept: People aged between 40-49 will be able to register for jabs soon
By midnight, more than 354,000 people between 50 and 59 years had registered on governments' electronic vaccination data system and some even went to vaccine sites to get their jabs.
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Over 5,000 health workers recruited in Gauteng to assist with rising COVID cases
More beds have now been added to the existing count, to help ease the pressure, with facilities now at 91% capacity.
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SA records 383 more COVID deaths & 19,506 new cases
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases on Wednesday said Gauteng accounted for more than half of those new cases.
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Officials meet again over funding issues for placement of intern doctors
The South African Medical Association said 133 of these positions had already been funded while the remaining 155 were being sorted out.
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SA tops 60,000 COVID deaths with over 2.7 mln people vaccinated so far
The health authority said 12,222 new cases had been recorded over the last 24 hours -- 28.3% of those tested.
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Limpopo Health Dept to take vaccine campaign to rural areas this week
At the weekend alone, more than 30,000 educators were vaccinated in addition to the 16,000 vaccinated by Friday last week.
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Motshekga: Health Dept says there’s enough jabs for all education staff
The minister on Tuesday gave an update on the sector’s response to COVID-19 under the stipulated alert level 4 of the lockdown.
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Health department promises unplaced intern doctors feedback this week
Health bosses are still consulting with National Treasury over the funding of these posts and said they would provide feedback by latest Wednesday.
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SA sets grim record for daily COVID-19 infections with 17,493 new cases
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases said the majority of new cases were in Gauteng, which accounts for 62% of new infections.
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Educators and school staff to be vaccinated over a 10-day period
The Department of Health's Nicholas Crisp provided an update on the national vaccination rollout programme during a COVID-19 briefing on 18 June 2021. He outlined the special vaccination programmes that will target educators, police, military and correctional services.
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Significant quantities of COVID-19 vaccine doses expected from Q3 - Health Dept
Officials on Friday morning gave an overview of the vaccination campaign.
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2m COVID-19 vaccine shots administered in SA so far, says Health Dept
Acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, joined by a team from the department, gave an update of what South Africa's vaccination drive would look like as it moved ahead.
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COVID vaccines earmarked for teachers expected to arrive on Friday - Health Dept
The Health Department said that Basic Education Department staff, who included teachers, administrative and support staff at all schools, irrespective of age, would be vaccinated next.
