Explanation and reassurance are needed, e.g. Questions about vaccination of children need to be addressed as it influences vaccine hesitancy among children, and parents who experienced side effects themselves or know someone who did.Youth 18 – 34 remain the most vaccine hesitant age group already being vaccinated, and it is unknown what the level of vaccine acceptance among 12 – 17 year olds will be. There has been a good response to the “Teen lives matter” campaign, the DOH social media ( here) with the most engagement. A school in Rustenberg did not allow a vaccination pop-up site within 600 metres of the school. Also, there are reports of teenagers in high school expressing concerns that vaccine certificate might be mandatory, and required for them to write their final exams. a mother saying, “I’ll never let them do it, I don’t trust it”, another saying, “Children should be left alone”. There are many reports from communities around SA of parents opposing vaccination of children, e.g. Most parents appear to support vaccination of 12 – 17, but there is vocal opposition, particularly from some Christian groups. Mixed opinion on vaccinating children ( here), both pro ( here) and anti ( here), especially opposition as parental approval is not required ( here and here).On the first day, 20 October, more than 39,000 children registered for vaccination ( here) and nearly 7,000 were vaccinated ( here). Rollout to teenagers: There has been a huge response to the decision to offer Covid vaccination to 12 – 17 year olds ( here, here and here).Further information giving background to this report is available here.Ĭlick here to download a pdf copy of this report
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