President Cyril Ramaphosa has slammed conspiracy theories against Covid-19 vaccines, saying the government would never want to kill taxpayers.
He was speaking during the launch of the government's Vooma vaccination drive at the DH Williams Hall in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, on Friday.
As part of level 1, the curfew now begins at 12pm and ends at 4am, while public gatherings are now allowed outdoors for up to 2,000 people. “They are saying if you are vaccinated, you will die slowly. There is no truth in that and as was saying, the government would never want to kill the taxpayers,” said Ramaphosa.Ramaphosa spread a similar message at the Natalspruit taxi rank, where he told taxi drivers and commuters that it was a myth that taking the vaccine may lead to erectile dysfunction.
He acknowledged that his government was yet to reach its target of 300,000 vaccinations per day, which would lead to it reaching the 70% vaccination target by mid-December.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
READ IN FULL: Vaccinations a priority as SA moves to lockdown level 1The department of health will soon be rolling out a vaccination certificate, which will provide a secure and verifiable proof of vaccination, says Ramaphosa
Read more »
Get your Covid jab at Vooma Vaccination Weekends, says RamaphosaOn Friday and Saturday sites will be opened to reach over half a million people.
Read more »
WATCH: Ramaphosa urges Katlehong residents to shun anti-vaxxers at Vooma Vaccination Weekend launch’’Please do not listen to those who are saying don’t vaccinate if you are a young woman and won’t get kids. That is absolute nonsense,’’ President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
Read more »
We could save 20,000 lives, says Ramaphosa as he pleads for SA to vaccinateAs President Cyril Ramaphosa moved SA to lockdown level 1 from Friday, he announced that the health department was gearing up to issue mandatory vaccination certificates for travel and access to gatherings.
Read more »
Getting basics right at local government level is key, says Cyril RamaphosaThe local government elections ‘are an opportunity for us to extend what we have been doing at national level to the local level of government’
Read more »
State capture has hurt government’s ability to provide services, says Cyril Ramaphosa‘We have lost quite a lot of memory in the state and we have a number of key people that have been playing acting roles, which is a problem’
Read more »