Search results
Results from the Health.Zone Content Network
The Electronic Vaccination Data System ( EVDS) is a digital platform developed by the National Department of Health of the South African government to manage the country's COVID-19 vaccination program. Enrolment is currently available for everyone over the age of 12 [3] and the platform can also generate a digital vaccine certificate.
Digital Vaccine Card Used in South Africa (Version 2) Current South African COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards Contain Identification information and provision for 3 doses of vaccines. The eVaccine Card or Digital Vaccine Certificates can be assessed at https://vaccine.certificate.health.gov.za/ Archived 2021-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
On 17 February 2021, South Africa started its national vaccination program against COVID-19. The program will go through in phases, prioritizing healthcare and frontline workers and then those over the age of 60. According to health officials, South Africa has administered 38,717,957 vaccine doses across the country as of 27 March 2023.
An International Certificate of Vaccination or Revaccination Against Yellow Fever, issued in the Soviet Union in 1985. The International Certificate of Inoculation and Vaccination was established by the International Sanitary Convention for Aerial Navigation (1933) in The Hague, which came into force on 1 August 1935 and was amended in 1944. [3]
A vaccine passport or proof of vaccination is an immunity passport employed as a credential [1] in countries and jurisdictions as part of efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic via vaccination. A vaccine passport is typically issued by a government or health authority, and usually consists of a digital or printed record.
On 31 March 2021, SAHPRA approved the Janssen vaccine for full section 21 mass use. Pfizer–BioNTech (BNT162b2) On 16 March 2021, The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for section 21 Emergency Use Authorisation . Ivermectin
The National Advisory Group on Immunization ( NAGI ), in South Africa, established in 1993 advises the National Department of Health on issues pertinent to vaccination and infectious diseases. It makes recommendations on vaccine formulations and vaccination schedules. [1] [2] [3]
The South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre began in 2003 as an alliance between the South African Department of Health, vaccine industry, academic institutions, and other stakeholders. It works with WHO and the South African National Department of Health to educate, do research, provide technical support, and advocate. They work to ...