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The Citizen writes that the ongoing riots in SA looks set to reverse all the country’s gains in combatting the Covid pandemic.
Residents of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) who were ready for their Covid jabs will have to wait longer as the health department has closed all vaccination sites in the province following public violence, vandalism and looting in the province. This was also the case in parts of Gauteng, with sites in the Johannesburg CBD being closed, said national health department spokesperson Popo Maja. It is not yet clear when these would be opened, but Maja said security was of the utmost importance and those registered would automatically be rescheduled for other appointments. Discovery, which had set up their vaccination sites in support of government, also had to close all of its vaccination facilities, except at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The riots were reversing all efforts to combat the virus and the consequences of the unrest would severely impact the health system and the population, said experts. Stellenbosch University epidemiologist Dr Jo Barnes said that the unrest would “unfortunately hamper the vaccine rollout significantly and we will have a fourth, fifth, and subsequent waves because we can’t protect the population.” Not only are vaccination sites hampered, but healthcare staff are also struggling to get to work to assist Covid patients. Pharmacies which offered the Covid vaccine were also affected by the looting and vandalism with millions worth of supplies and medication destroyed, said the Independent Community Pharmacy Association.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Rorisang Kgosana at The Citizen (paywall access only)
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