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Announcements:
- Minerals Council and labour unions committed to work together to address COVID-19 to save lives and livelihoods. 03 June 2021
- Minerals Council urges employees over the age of 60 to register for vaccinations, and to assist family members and neighbours. 13 May 2021
- Minerals Council calls on all employees and communities to act responsibily as Easter weekend approaches. 31 March 2021
- Minerals Council urges caution ahead of likely COVID-19 third wave. 31 March 2021
- Minerals Council and labour unions committed to work together to address COVID-19 to save lives and livelihoods (03 February 2021)
- Mining industry committed to support national COVID-19 vaccine roll-out efforty (15 January 2021)
- Minerals Council celebrates Women in Mining COVID-19 heroes (02 December 2020)
- Masoyise Health Programme calls for reprioritisation of pre-existing occupational health threats in the era of COVID-19 (07 October 2020)
- Minerals Council welcomes President Ramaphosa’s call to rebuild South African economy (18 September 2020)
- Minerals Council and Eastern Cape government provide joint overview of mining industry’s oxygen relief initiative in the province (16 September 2020)
- Minerals Council members contribute R4.7 million to oxygen and oxygen products for the Eastern Cape(13 August 2020)
- What if mining could make a substantial and meaningful difference to the post-COVID economy?(06 August 2020)
- Minerals Council endorses B4SA initiative to revive the post-COVID-19 South African economy(10 July 2020)
- Minerals Council conducts research critical to supporting the mining industry and others during COVID-19(09 July 2020)
- Minerals Council and member companies collaborate to fight stigmatisation of COVID-19(02 July 2020)
- Mining industry collaborates to increase COVID-19 testing capacity(25 June 2020)
- Minerals Council presents to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on COVID-19(19 June 2020)
- Minerals Council proud to be part of collective efforts to minimise the impact of COVID-19 on South Africa and its people(11 June 2020)
- Minerals Council takes issue with misleading COVID-19 claims(09 June 2020)
- Minerals Council notes publication of DMRE guidelines(19 May 2020)
- Detection of Marula COVID‑ 19 cluster (18 May 2020)
- Update on COVID‑ 19 position in the mining industry (15 May 2020)
- Minerals Council notes reasons for labour court judgment (04 May 2020)
- Minerals Council notes labour court judgment (02 May 2020)
- Mining industry preparedness for continuing phase up of operations (28 April 2020)
- Minerals Council welcomes revised disaster regulations as they pertain to the mining sector (16 April 2020)
- Response to queries on resumption of mining operations (14 April 2020)
- Minerals Council position on the resumption of mining operations (09 April 2020)
- Minerals Council confirms support for 21-day lock-down (25 March 2020)
COVID UPDATE
Any questions?
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Busting myths
MYTH: We don't know what is in the vaccines
FACT: We do know what's in the vaccines
Vaccine manufactureres are required to declare their ingredients to SAHPRA before the vaccine is approved for use. Despite theories circulated on social media, they do not contain microchips or any form of tracking device. If they did contain such items SAHPRA will not authorize use of the vaccine
MYTH: You can test positive because of the vaccines
FACT: You cannot test positive because of the vaccines
There's no live virus in the vaccines, so it can't infect you. Basically the vaccines stiulates our immune system to produce antibodies which fight the virus when it enters your body.
MYTH: There is a microchip in the vaccine
FACT: There is no microchip or tracking device of any kind in either vaccine
Vaccine manufacturers are required to declare their ingredients to SAHPRA before the vaccine is approved for use. Despite theories circulated on social media, they do not contain microchips or any form of tracking device. If they did contain such items SAHPRA will not authorize use of the vaccine.
MYTH: The vaccines will alter your DNA
Fact: The vaccines will not change your DNA
The vaccine contains mRNA (messenger RNA). RNA is the messenger that carries and instruction from the DNA and stranslates it into protein. After mRNA has performed its function it gets into the muscle cell and then gets degraded. There is no change to the DNA.
MYTH: I already had COVID-19, I will not benefit from taking the vaccine
FACT: I already had COVID-19, I can still benefit from the vaccine
We don't yet know how long natural immunity to COVID-19 lasts. Right now, it seems that getting COVID-19 more than once is not common, but there are still many questions that remain unanswered
The CDC recommends that those who have had COVID-19 get the vaccine. There is preliminary evidence that the vaccine offers better protection than having had the virus
MYTH: 5G mobile networks spreads COVID-19
FACT: 5G mobile networks DO NOT spread COVID-19
Viruses cannot travel on radio waves/mobile networks. COVID-19 is spreading in many countries that do not have 5G mobile networks.
COVID-19 is spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. People can also be infected by touching a contaminated surface then their eyes, mouth or nose.
Source: Department of Health