‘Repeal forced vaccination regulations now’: DA urges Phaahla

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla to repeal the draft regulations relating to forced vaccinations and quarantines that are still up for comment. 

On Wednesday, regulations on gatherings, international travel and face masks were done away with. 

DA URGES PHAAHLA TO SCRAP FORCED VAX DRAFT REGULATIONS

On Thursday Phaahla said it was a very historic day as South Africa has reached a turning point since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the world and in the country. “We recall that our first case was confirmed on 5 March 2020 in Pietermaritzburg from a South African who had travelled to Europe,”

“Having monitored the positive direction for more than three weeks government came to the conclusion that the peak infection which it had concluded was a limited 5th wave driven by subvariants and not a new variant of concern was dissipating and that there was no more any eminent risk,” Phaahla said.

By mid-June the situation had taken to a very positive direction with:

• Decline in daily cases
• Decline in hospitalization
• Decline in positivity rate
• Decline in reproductive number
• And decline in reported deaths

DA Shadow Minister of Health, Michele Clark said for months now, Covid-19 has not been a threat. Yet, South Africa remained one of the few countries in the world where unscientific restrictions were kept in place, to the detriment of the economy and people’s physical and emotional well-being.

“We now call on the Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, to repeal the draft regulations relating to forced vaccinations and forced quarantines that are still up for public comment until 5 August 2022.”

Michele Clark

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