Over-60s still avoiding vaccines

Norman Cloete

Norman Cloete norman.cloete@inl.co.za PEOPLE who have not been vaccinated, even at this stage of the programme, simply do not care. This is the feeling of the head of the South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Professor Hannelie Meyer. She said the unvaccinated were not interested in getting vaccinated and “they do not care”. Meyer, who is also chair of the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee, said vaccine apathy, especially in the over-sixties, happened when people had not invested much time and energy in contemplating getting vaccinated. The latest statistics from the national Department of Health’s website showed that only 224 800 people over the age of 60 had been vaccinated. The 31-and-older category leads the vaccination enthusiasts with 646 700. In Gauteng 64 900…

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Saturday Star (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021-11-06

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