Call for vets to be included in Phase 2 of Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
(World News South Africa)

Cape Town - South Africa`s vets want to be included in the government`s national vaccine rollout plan citing professional safety concerns. The South African Veterinarian Association (Sava), together with the Black Veterinary Forum (BVI), issued a request to the Departments of Health, and Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development for animal health and welfare workers to be added to the phased roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine, citing professional safety concerns. Dr Leon de Bruyn, chief executive of the association, said the sector had not been considered. “It`s been problematic,” he explained. “We`ve had two colleagues pass on a week ago. We had a husband and wife veterinary team pass...