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Booking your vaccine in SA? Then you’ll need to avoid this email SCAM
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/tec...-email-scam-how-to-book-vaccine-south-africa/
14 June 2021
"... JustMoney [have] had a raft of complaints about a dodgy digital communication, which aims to trick victims into sharing their most sensitive details. Here’s how it works:
“Fraudsters are sophisticated in their methods and can be highly convincing. We have been notified of two cases where people received emails that appeared to be from the website health.gov.za, advising that their vaccination had been scheduled. They were asked to click on a link to confirm the appointment and provide personal information.”
“In the first case, the recipient had already received his first vaccination. He became suspicious, and, having checked the underlying email address, he realised it was not from the South African Department of Health. Fraudsters have no qualms about taking advantage of anyone who might be vulnerable and, sadly, older people are often targets.”
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/tec...-email-scam-how-to-book-vaccine-south-africa/
14 June 2021
"... JustMoney [have] had a raft of complaints about a dodgy digital communication, which aims to trick victims into sharing their most sensitive details. Here’s how it works:
- – The scam is simple: Emails are sent to senior citizens, appearing as if they’re from the Health Department.
- – The body of the email will confirm that their vaccination has been scheduled – without giving the date.
- – Targets are then asked to click on a link to confirm the appointment.
- – However, the link takes you to a site where your personal details can be captured.
- – People who’ve already had their vaccine also received this email scam, prompting them to question its legitimacy.
- – If you check the email address from the sender, it will become clear they are not actually part of the Health Department.
“Fraudsters are sophisticated in their methods and can be highly convincing. We have been notified of two cases where people received emails that appeared to be from the website health.gov.za, advising that their vaccination had been scheduled. They were asked to click on a link to confirm the appointment and provide personal information.”
“In the first case, the recipient had already received his first vaccination. He became suspicious, and, having checked the underlying email address, he realised it was not from the South African Department of Health. Fraudsters have no qualms about taking advantage of anyone who might be vulnerable and, sadly, older people are often targets.”
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Wow , that's a lot of random stuff
ATHLONE STADIUM OPENING IN AUGUST AS MASS VACCINATION SITE
https://www.capetownmagazine.com/coronavirus
Athlone stadium has been identified as one of Cape Town’s mass vaccination sites and will open in August. We can expect the site to have several vaccination stations, as well as drive-through stations, Head of the Western Cape Health Department Keith Cloete said
https://www.capetownmagazine.com/coronavirus
Athlone stadium has been identified as one of Cape Town’s mass vaccination sites and will open in August. We can expect the site to have several vaccination stations, as well as drive-through stations, Head of the Western Cape Health Department Keith Cloete said
Honestly think most people don't care anymore. Even the news is fairly silent, not much in the way of alarm bells.
about time...
Ramaphosa to address country on Sunday evening as Delta variant spreads in SA
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-af...ds-in-sa-9f69d784-6d89-4fd7-a08d-8f800d92e517
Cape Town - President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the country on Sunday evening at 8pm after a media briefing showed that the Delta variant was spreading fast in some provinces.
A special National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) convened today, to receive a report from the scientists on the prevalence of the Delta variant in South Africa.
Ramaphosa to address country on Sunday evening as Delta variant spreads in SA
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-af...ds-in-sa-9f69d784-6d89-4fd7-a08d-8f800d92e517
Cape Town - President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the country on Sunday evening at 8pm after a media briefing showed that the Delta variant was spreading fast in some provinces.
A special National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) convened today, to receive a report from the scientists on the prevalence of the Delta variant in South Africa.
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Might happen, might not. But the Presidency hasn't confirmed anything yet.
Last I saw Cyril was galavanting in Maputo.
western Cape is on the rise!
North West not looking good either
SA AMONG 20 COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST WEEKLY COVID CASES AND DEATHS
https://ewn.co.za/2021/06/24/sa-among-20-countries-with-highest-weekly-covid-cases-and-deaths
AFP | Graphic highlighting the 20 countries with the largest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the past week.
https://ewn.co.za/2021/06/24/sa-among-20-countries-with-highest-weekly-covid-cases-and-deaths
AFP | Graphic highlighting the 20 countries with the largest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the past week.
WC HEALTH DEPT PLANS TO SET UP AN ADDITION 192 VACCINE SITES AMID 3RD WAVE
https://ewn.co.za/2021/06/26/wc-hea...p-an-addition-192-vaccine-sites-amid-3rd-wave
"... the provincial health department plans to have 192 additional vaccination sites up and running by next week.
At these sites, health officials aim to jab 80 thousand people. This weekly target is expected to grow to 100,000 the following week.
In the latest consignment, the province received over 191,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine while the Johnson & Johnson jab continues to be administered to teachers and other education sector staff..."
https://ewn.co.za/2021/06/26/wc-hea...p-an-addition-192-vaccine-sites-amid-3rd-wave
"... the provincial health department plans to have 192 additional vaccination sites up and running by next week.
At these sites, health officials aim to jab 80 thousand people. This weekly target is expected to grow to 100,000 the following week.
In the latest consignment, the province received over 191,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine while the Johnson & Johnson jab continues to be administered to teachers and other education sector staff..."
While on the topic of lockdown diaries I suddenly remembered a sort of funny story.
I had a fully stocked home bar with bottles of alcohol and after having quit drinking a year prior when the alcohol ban hit a friend of mine asked me if he could buy my entire stock. I said sure and he took all of it at once. (To clarify he only covered my cost for the stuff as I had no intention of breaking the alcohol ban or profiting from it and the bottles were just collecting dust)
Barring in mind I had a few friends at Sanitec and I got about 50l of sanitizer, latex gloves as well as surface cleaner and other products which I was supposed to give to family and friends of mine who were in need from him. When this friend came by I gave him a box of about 10 bottles of sanitizer and some other stuff for his family. Originally I was not going to give this to him as his family was not struggling at the time but at the last minute I decided perhaps he knows of someone who needs it.
Anyway fast forward a few hours this friend of mine was on the road and got caught in a roadblock, this was during level 5 where you needed a permit, and the cops wanted to search his vehicle, barring in mind he had a full bars worth of alcohol in his boot, but the moment they found the sanitizer which he had haphazardly thrown on top of the boxes of booze they just so happened to only open that box. He said "they claimed a bottle of sanitizer and a box of gloves" then let him go.
Talk about luck XD
I had a fully stocked home bar with bottles of alcohol and after having quit drinking a year prior when the alcohol ban hit a friend of mine asked me if he could buy my entire stock. I said sure and he took all of it at once. (To clarify he only covered my cost for the stuff as I had no intention of breaking the alcohol ban or profiting from it and the bottles were just collecting dust)
Barring in mind I had a few friends at Sanitec and I got about 50l of sanitizer, latex gloves as well as surface cleaner and other products which I was supposed to give to family and friends of mine who were in need from him. When this friend came by I gave him a box of about 10 bottles of sanitizer and some other stuff for his family. Originally I was not going to give this to him as his family was not struggling at the time but at the last minute I decided perhaps he knows of someone who needs it.
Anyway fast forward a few hours this friend of mine was on the road and got caught in a roadblock, this was during level 5 where you needed a permit, and the cops wanted to search his vehicle, barring in mind he had a full bars worth of alcohol in his boot, but the moment they found the sanitizer which he had haphazardly thrown on top of the boxes of booze they just so happened to only open that box. He said "they claimed a bottle of sanitizer and a box of gloves" then let him go.
Talk about luck XD
I keep hearing the story that Delta is causing false negatives, but can't find any solid literature. If you can, is there a percentage above the normal amount for this variant?
I have not got those figures to be honest. But I know that false negatives are much more prevalent than false positives. Mainly because the test gets done too early and not enough viral load has built up to be detected. But that is an issue of all variants. If there is enough RNA the PCR test will pick it up.
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I don’t even read the words but the pics of Padme is just too beautiful.. absolute galactic beauty
FYI Swartlanders ...
Man I loved that show.
Cheers all.
I'm really sorry for the restaurants, but this is for the best.
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