Ramaphosa on vaccine charm offensive as study finds people believe prayer is effective against Covid-19

A study found seven in 10 South Africans had scant trust in the government’s ability to ensure that Covid-19 vaccines were safe.

While many are willing to be vaccinated, just as many people polled believed prayer was more effective against infection. File photo.President Cyril Ramaphosa was due to visit vaccination sites on Thursday to encourage citizens to get the jab as a study found seven in 10 South Africans had scant trust in the government’s ability to ensure that Covid-19 vaccines were safe.

“If South Africans distrust the Covid-19 vaccine, this will pose a significant challenge for the government’s mass vaccination programme.”Fewer than three in 10 South Africans said they trusted the government “somewhat” or “a lot” to ensure the safety of vaccines. Seven in 10 expressed “just a little” or no trust at all .

Almost half of citizens believed prayer was more effective than a vaccine to prevent infection. A quarter believed vaccines were more effective.

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