Tag archives: Vaccine

Blog: Covid-19 Vaccine injury no-fault compensation scheme

By Donald Dinnie on April 14, 2022 Posted in General, Healthcare

This no-fault compensation scheme previously discussed here, has now amended regulations and directions published on the 4th April 2022, available here. The purpose of the Scheme is to provide expeditious and easy access to compensation for persons who suffer from a Covid-19 Vaccine Injury caused by the administration of an improved Covid-19 vaccine. Injuries covered … Continue reading

COVID-19 Vaccines: A step towards mandatory vaccination in the workplace

By Danielle Ebrahim-Naseem on June 29, 2021 Posted in General

Whilst Government had initially taken the view that vaccinations against COVID-19 would not be made mandatory, the revised Consolidated Directions on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in certain workplaces (the Directions), promulgated by the Minister of Employment and Labour, on 11 June 2021, reflect a significant change of approach. In particular the Directions now implicitly permit, … Continue reading

Making the Covid-19 vaccine injury no-fault compensation scheme work

By Donald Dinnie on May 14, 2021 Posted in General

The extent to which claimants choose to use the scheme rather than litigate will in part depend on the cost-effective, accessible and timeous claims process and the extent of the compensation provided by the scheme. Read more here.… Continue reading

Can South African employers require their employees to undergo mandatory vaccination and testing for COVID-19?

By Jason Whyte on January 26, 2021 Posted in General

Global efforts have successfully developed both expedited means of testing for the COVID-19 virus and, more recently, vaccines. Employers may thus wish to explore the introduction of workplace policies which formalise mandatory testing and vaccination protocols in order to restore their workplaces to some level of normality, particularly workplaces where remote working is not suitable. … Continue reading