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Taxi drivers refuse to get COVID-19 vaccine.

Taxi drivers snub COVID-19 jab as govt fails to prioritise them

Health

Not only has government been accused on going back on its word to prioritise taxi drivers for the COVID-19 vaccine, but many drivers are now also refusing to get the jab as they believe it is part of a conspiracy to bring down population numbers.

Molefi Sompane
August 16, 2021

Youngsters in the Free State are both keen and hesitant to receive COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 vaccine: Youngsters torn as conspiracies abound

Health

While many young people in the Free State are keen to get the COVID-19 vaccine, some are adamant that the jab is harmful and part of a state-sponsored conspiracy to alter people’s DNA. Health-e News spoke to a few youngsters after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced last Sunday evening that the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout will open for 18 to 34 year olds from 1 September.

Molefi Sompane and Molefi Sompane
July 30, 2021

Guinea pigs and misinformation – COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is a growing threat

News

Vaccine hesitancy in South Africa is a growing threat to fighting the COVID-19 epidemic but health workers remain resolute that access to a vaccine will save lives.

LililtaG
May 13, 2021

Opinion: Community media left behind in the fight against the COVID-19 infodemic

Health

Reporting on COVID-19 presents significant hurdles for community media who could be a key resource in fighting mis- and disinformation, argues advocacy group the African Alliance.

healthe
March 31, 2021

Taxi drivers snub COVID-19 jab as govt fails to prioritise them

COVID-19 vaccine: Youngsters torn as conspiracies abound

Guinea pigs and misinformation – COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is a growing threat

Opinion: Community media left behind in the fight against the COVID-19 infodemic

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