Healthcare workers in Gauteng have expressed mixed emotions about the temporary halting of the COVID-19 vaccine vaccination rollout in the country.
The comments come in the wake of a Wits and Oxford University study which has found that the AstraZeneca vaccine did not provide significant protection against mild to moderate COVID-19, which is caused by the new variant currently dominant in South Africa.
One million doses of the vaccine which expire in April arrived from the Serim Institute of India last week.
The decision by Health Minister Dr Zweli Mhize to temporarily halt the rollout of AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been received with mixed reaction from health workers across the country.
Being on the frontline of fighting COVID-19, healthcare workers were expected to be the first to receive the vaccine.
While some workers are disappointed, others want due process to be followed before an effective vaccine is rolled out. They have weighed in on the delays.
“High hopes that at least the vaccine is here and finally we are going to get vaccinated. Now, they telling us that they cannot give it to us, it’s on hold until further notice, So really it’s disappointing,” says a healthcare worker.
“Not at all concerned because the right processes need to be followed. The people that are making the decisions, if we trust them, that when the vaccine is right. It will work – we will get it when it’s right for us. It’s actually quite dangerous when it’s rolled out and we discover after that we are not protected,” says another healthcare worker.
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Source: sabcnews
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