{"id":207499,"date":"2021-11-05T13:51:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T11:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-132-covid-south-africa-top-scientist-on-vaccine-rollout-lessons-and-next-steps\/"},"modified":"2021-11-05T13:51:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T11:51:56","slug":"pasha-132-covid-south-africa-top-scientist-on-vaccine-rollout-lessons-and-next-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-132-covid-south-africa-top-scientist-on-vaccine-rollout-lessons-and-next-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 132: COVID South Africa: Top scientist on vaccine rollout lessons, and next steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pasha-132-covid-south-africa-top-scientist-on-vaccine-rollout-lessons-and-next-steps.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>South Africa is several months into its COVID vaccination roll-out \u2013 a complex process with wide repercussions. It has recently extended the roll-out to adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 years. But is this the best use of the available supply of vaccine doses? <\/p>\n<p>Our guest in this episode of Pasha is Shabir Madhi, dean of the faculty of health sciences and professor of vaccinology at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is also director of the South African Medical Research Council\u2019s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics research unit. Professor Madhi believes that the country would be better off offering a third dose of vaccine to older adults who have already been vaccinated. <\/p>\n<p>The focus of the government seems to be about how many people can get vaccinated. Instead, it should be about ensuring the greatest protection against severe disease, hospitalisation and death. People with comorbidities and people over the age of 50 are more vulnerable, so they should receive a booster instead of adolescents receiving a first dose.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Madhi talks about South Africa\u2019s vaccine coverage and how the country should go forward with vaccination efforts. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong><br \/>\u201cThe Limpopo provincial government launched a COVID-19 vaccine registration drive in Tooseng village for people over 60 years old\u201d By Mukurukuru Media found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/polokwane-limpopo-south-africa-04212021-provincial-1964090200\">Shutterstock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on <a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/John_Bartmann\/Public_Domain_Soundtrack_Music_Album_One\/happy-african-village\">FreeMusicArchive.org<\/a> licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\">CC0 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExpressions of the mind (Piano loop)\u201d by ShadyDave, found on <a href=\"https:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/ShadyDave\/sounds\/325647\/\">Freesound<\/a> licensed under <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/\">Attribution Noncommercial License.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/africa\/\">Source: The Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa is several months into its COVID vaccination roll-out \u2013 a complex process with wide repercussions. It has recently extended the roll-out to adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 years. But is this the best use of the available supply of vaccine doses? 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