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Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
We will receive vaccine doses for around 10 per cent of our population through COVAX. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
As I have reported before, South Africa is part of the global COVAX facility, in which countries pool their resources to support the development of vaccines with a view to ensure that all countries receive an equitable supply of effective vaccines. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
We are in the process of procuring vaccines through three channels: through the World Health Organization’s COVAX facility, through the African Union’s vaccine initiative and through direct engagements with vaccine manufacturers. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Our strategy has several parts. Â The first part of our strategy is to acquire enough vaccine doses to reach herd immunity. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
It will require the active involvement of all spheres of government, all sectors of society and all citizens and residents of our country. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
It will be far more extensive than our HIV treatment programme or even our national, provincial and local elections in terms of the number of people who have to be reached within a short space of time. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
We have put in place a comprehensive vaccination strategy to reach all parts of the country. This will be the largest and most complex logistical undertaking in our country’s history. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
While the actual level needed for herd immunity is not known, our scientists estimate that we will likely reach herd immunity once around 67 per cent of our population are immune. Â This amounts to around 40 million people in South Africa. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
When enough people are vaccinated, we will reach what is known as ‘herd immunity’ or ‘population immunity’. This is when enough of the population is immune to the virus to provide indirect protection to those who aren’t immune, bringing the spread of the virus under control. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
We have always said that an effective vaccine will be a game-changer. Vaccines offer to the peoples of the world a means to control the coronavirus pandemic. Â A person who is vaccinated has a much reduced chance of becoming ill and dying from COVID-19. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Our second task as we chart our path to recovery is to achieve immunity across our population through a massive programme of vaccination. The development of several effective vaccines is the most significant and most promising advance since the onset of the global pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
The NCCC is dealing with this issue, & will provide guidance on this matter in the coming days. As the country returns to work after the festive break, it is essential that all places of work ensure that they continue to have safety protocols in place & that these are adhered to. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
As schools and other educational institutions prepare to begin the new academic year, there is understandably concern about whether this is advisable in the midst of a second wave of infections. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
We will continue our discussions with religious leaders on how best to safely meet the desire of many our people to worship in congregation while working together to preserve life. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Research has identified several risks that arise from religious services and other gatherings. These include the risks associated with enclosed spaces, large groups, close proximity to others, staying for a long time in one place, and loud talking and singing. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
At a time when people need both material and spiritual comfort, it is indeed unfortunate that the restrictions on religious and other gatherings have to remain. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Not only have faith-based organisations had to limit or adjust the nature of worship and other activities, they have also provided counselling, support, feeding schemes and other social services to communities. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
I wish to express my appreciation to the religious community in particular for its support and understanding throughout this pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
It is necessary that we keep the Alert Level 3 measures in place until we have passed the peak of new infections and we are certain that the rate of transmission has fallen enough to allow us to safely ease the current restrictions. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
There will be a time when we can go to the home of the deceased to pay our respects, and to sympathise properly with our neighbours, friends and relatives. Â But for now, it is best and safer to stay at home. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
But these are all things we simply cannot do at this time. We are in the grip of a deadly pandemic and all these activities that would normally take place are just increasing our exposure to risk – for ourselves, for the bereaved family and for our own families at home. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Providing a fitting send-off for a departed loved one is deeply ingrained in all of us. There are certain rituals that we perform in line with our respective cultures and traditions; not just at the funeral itself but in the days leading up to the burial. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Now more than ever, we must each make a deliberate decision to avoid any unnecessary contact with other people.  I would like to take a moment to specifically address the issue of funerals, which have consistently been identified as so-called ‘super spreader’ moments. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
I am greatly encouraged by how people have responded to the call to wear masks whenever in a public place, as we know this is one of the best ways to prevent transmission of the virus. Â I wish to thank all those South Africans who now wear masks without fail. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
On the first task – to slow the rate of transmission – we have all the tools we need.  We know what we need to do as individuals, as families, as companies, as communities. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
If we focus on these two overriding tasks, if we act with both urgency and purpose, we will be able to prevent many more infections, save many lives, rebuild our economy and ultimately overcome this disease. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Secondly, we will undertake a massive programme of vaccination so that we can achieve immunity across our population and thereby slow the spread of the virus. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Firstly, we must do everything possible to slow the rate of transmission and, as we have done before, flatten the curve of infection. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
As we begin this new year, let us therefore set out a clear path to recovery.  Let us agree on what it is that we must do – and will do – to overcome this pandemic during the course of 2021. — PolitiTweet.org
Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa
Fellow South Africans, Â Despite the severity of the pandemic in our country, we are not helpless. As we have shown over the last 10 months, our actions do have an impact on the direction & the extent of the disease. We have shown that working together, we can make a difference. — PolitiTweet.org
