Institute of Risk Management welcomes vaccination drive, mandatory vaccination task team
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) has welcomed a renewed call by President Cyril Ramaphosa to accelerate the administration of Covid-19 vaccines and the establishment of a task team to consider mandatory vaccinations.
“The laudable discovery by South African scientists of a new variant, coupled with the impending arrival of a fourth Covid-19 wave in December, has heightened South Africa’s risk climate considerably. In order to save lives and to respond to the impact of further strict lockdown on the economy, we must pick up the pace of vaccine dispensing,” IRMSA CEO Pat Semenya says.
“While IRMSA acknowledges that mandatory vaccinations can be a controversial and even divisive issue, any recommendations made by the task team need to be studied and carefully considered. It is vital that its work is done unhampered and speedily.”
The pending arrival of a fourth wave of the pandemic is of equal concern and companies need once again to re-evaluate their risk planning. This means reinforcing internal health protocols at the workplace and checking for weak points in supply chains, Semenya says.
“We still have weeks of work and productivity ahead of us before we break for the Christmas period. IRMSA acknowledges that people are exhausted after a difficult and tumultuous year, but dropping one’s guard now could have catastrophic consequences for lives and the economy.”
She also urges responsible distribution of information regarding the new variant, saying media reports from abroad suggesting South Africa was the source of the new strain are irresponsible and unhelpful.
“IRMSA is concerned about the potential negative impact on the business and leisure and tourism and hospitality sector during our traditional high season. It's only by observing current Lockdown Level 1 regulations that the country will be able to manage the risk,” she says.
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