The circulation of misinformation about the vaccines poses the danger of hampering efforts to control the pandemic. SA’s Covid vaccine rollout programme, outlined by the ministry of health, has three phases, starting with the most vulnerable population.
Several studies have been conducted since the start of the pandemic that have measured South Africans’ perceptions of vaccine issues. A recent study by the University of Johannesburg and the Human Sciences Research Council found that of the respondents who did not want to be vaccinated, 25% were concerned about side effects.