Vaccination rollout – let’s educate ourselves

04/02/2021

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela

It is this famous quote on the brink of the COVID-19 vaccination programme that informs this University’s efforts to provide all stakeholder groups with credible and reliable information about vaccines and the rollout process.

By sharing the facts and making information readily available on different platforms and where possible, in three languages, will enable individuals to come to their own informed decisions ahead of the COVID-19 vaccination process in South Africa.

To support this information sharing, education and training process, the University has introduced, and soon will develop, the following:

  • A dedicated COVID-19 vaccine rollout webpage with credible resources  
  • Vaccine posters in three languages for sharing and downloading
  • A booklet, in all three languages, explaining the basics around vaccines and vaccination
  • A series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on all aspects of the vaccine
  • A weekly “Vacc Facts” series to be shared via Memo offering greater depth around vaccine concerns and misunderstandings
  • Training vaccine workshops among different staff and student groups, and
  • A vaccine webinar hosted by medical experts

Your questions
If these efforts do not address your questions and concerns, you are encouraged to make use of the opportunity to ask a question on the FAQ section of the webpage. Your questions will help identify the gaps and inform our efforts to ensure that every staff member and student is given the opportunity to fully understand all aspects of the vaccine and the vaccination process.

You are encouraged to share this information with your colleagues, friends and families.

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