Covid 19

Social media hype over Ivermectin is unproven and irresponsible – experts

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SA’s top vaccinologists, scientists and infectious diseases experts were adamant that Ivermectin would not be authorised until sufficient data proved it to be safe and effective at the doses needed to combat Covid-19. Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic medicine that is being studied across the globe as a possible agent against Covid-19, and in SA is […]

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Vaccine mis/disinformation weekly report #14.

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This Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report looks into the last four weeks of social mediaconversations. These were driven by: claims of severe vaccine injuries and/or deaths, newresearch related to side-effects, frustrations due to vaccine mandates, erosion of public trust,miseducation and confusion. Read full report

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SA to receive a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in January and 500,000 doses in February from the Serum Institute of India (SII).

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Here are seven reactions to the above announcement EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has questioned the vaccine rollout; DA spokesperson Siviwe Gwarube welcomed the announcement saying “We cannot be complacent or sluggish”; and others have raised other valid concerns. Read the full story here:

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What can we learn from the pandemics of the past?

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From small pox in 1893 to the 1904 “Durban Plague” to the 1918 Spanish Flu to Covid-19 in 2020, South Africa has faced many scary viruses. Professor Philip Harrison, the South African research chair in spatial analysis and city planning at Wits’ Gauteng Regional City Observatory has done extensive research on past pandemics and believes

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Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly trends in South Africa

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A crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic creates a perfect opportunity for those who wish to cause confusion, chaos, and public harm – and mis- and disinformation enables them to do just that. This week we look at elections and the actions of Real411. Read full article

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Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly trends in SA

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Week 19: Public officials, the media and disinformation — fire starters or fire extinguishers? Read full article

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The great debate: Covid-19 and how Africans are perceived

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No other continent has suffered the level of racism and prejudice that Africa has, write Cameren Peter and Shivani Ghai, and it continues to this day. Read full article

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Covid-Organics: How the debate played out on social media

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While Africa applauded the first announcement of a remedy for Covid-19, the West was sceptical. Developed countries joined the World Health Organisation in demanding scientific evidence that Madagascar’s herbal mixture actually worked. Read full article

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24 Hour Trend Report | 24 August 2020

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This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations from 21 to 23 August 2020. Download full report

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24 hour trend report

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This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations on 11 August 2020. Download Report (PDF)

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Social media hype over Ivermectin is unproven and irresponsible – experts

Vaccine mis/disinformation weekly report #14.

SA to receive a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in January and 500,000 doses in February from the Serum Institute of India (SII).

What can we learn from the pandemics of the past?

Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly trends in South Africa

Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly trends in SA

The great debate: Covid-19 and how Africans are perceived

Covid-Organics: How the debate played out on social media

24 Hour Trend Report | 24 August 2020

24 hour trend report

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