Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

If you are sick and have even mild COVID-19 symptoms, you must isolate yourself, including from your immediate household.   If you have been exposed to someone infected with COVID-19 you have to quarantine for ten days. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We must always wear a mask in public. #WearAMask   We must regularly wash or sanitise our hands. #WashYourHands   We must always keep a safe distance from others.   Unless it is necessary, please remain at home. #StayHome https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The tried and tested public health measures that have been in place remain our best chance at fighting this pandemic.   They are not complicated, difficult or expensive. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

There may be uncertainty over the trajectory of the pandemic, but there is one thing that is certain.   We can and we must continue to protect ourselves in the best way we know how. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Fellow South Africans,   Since our country reported its first case of this deadly virus, we have understood that we are all in this together. As much as we had hoped this pandemic would pass quickly, we know the reality to be vastly different. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

SAHPRA must be allowed to do its job without intimidation or political influence so that when vaccines are approved the public can be confident that the vaccines are safe, of good quality and will work. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We must remember that SAHPRA is an independent regulator that focuses only on scientific evidence to ensure safety, quality and efficacy in the interest of public health. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

It is therefore extremely distressing when political leaders launch personal attacks against such people for doing the job they have been assigned to do. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Throughout this pandemic, our national response has been led by dedicated medical professionals, healthcare workers and scientists.   We owe them all a debt of gratitude for their professionalism and their dedication. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

I also want to remind the South African people that we must continue to follow the public health guidelines even if we are vaccinated.   https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The most important thing is that any of the vaccines we are rolling out will protect you against severe disease, hospitalisation and, most importantly, death. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We must also remember that some vaccinated people may still become infected, regardless of variant, because no vaccine is 100% effective.   Where vaccinated people do get infected, the symptoms tend to be mild. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The Vaccine Ministerial Advisory Committee will continue to consider all data at its disposal and will adapt its advice as and when new evidence emerges. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

There is evidence that the vaccines we are using in South Africa are effective against the delta variant. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

You may also have questions as to whether the vaccines currently being used are effective in preventing severe illness or hospitalisation from the new variant. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

If you have any questions about the vaccine, if you are unsure in any way, please consult the information being provided by the Department of Health and from doctors.   https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The scientific evidence before us shows that vaccines work. They are safe. They are effective, and they save lives. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

I have said it before, and I wish to say it again: please think long and hard before you press share or send. Please consider the harm you may be causing.   You are spreading panic, fear and confusion at a time when we can ill-afford it.   https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

False stories are being spread on WhatsApp groups, on social media, and by word of mouth about the COVID-19 vaccine, claiming that the vaccine is not safe, that it can make you sick, or that it doesn’t work. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Fellow South Africans,   There is still a lot of misinformation being circulated about the COVID-19 vaccine. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We will continue to work with our social partners and communities to reach as many people as possible as quickly as we can. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The fourth stream is through workplace programmes in key economic sectors such as mining, manufacturing and the taxi industry.   I want to call on all who are eligible to register for a vaccine whether it is online, via SMS, by phone, or in person. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The second stream has already commenced with people working in the basic education sector, with 184,000 vaccinations recorded to date.   The third stream is focusing on police and other security personnel.   We will start to vaccinate this group on the 5th of July. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The first stream is the general population according to age groups.   The next cohort of 50 to 59 year olds can begin registration on the 1st of July and vaccination of this group will begin on the 15th of July. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

To date 3.8 million people have been registered on the electronic vaccination database.   The national vaccination programme will continue along three defined streams. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Whilst we have yet to reach all of the estimated 5 million citizens in this group, each province has now embarked on social mobilisation drives to assist our elderly to register and receive their vaccination. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The second phase of our roll out has also gone well with the drive for the registration and vaccination of the over 60 year old group continuing to yield good results. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

In line with our national roll-out plan, over 950,000 health care workers have now been vaccinated across the country and the registration and vaccination of this cohort continues.   https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

In the last week, the daily vaccination rate surpassed 100,000.   In the last three days, we have received an additional 1.2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine through the COVAX facility. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The programme has picked up significant momentum with key milestones being achieved as we move forward.   As of midnight yesterday, nearly 2.7 million people in South Africa had received a vaccine dose. https://t.co/pvoJdzQB1Z — PolitiTweet.org