Alec Hogg: CR wisely steers away from mandatory vaccinations
SA president Cyril Ramaphosa's relaxation of Covid-related restrictions last night was accompanied by a strong argument for vaccinations. The former lawyer (above) made his case by drawing on data for the over-60s only from the only DA-run province.
Using Western Cape data from August 14 to 20, CR shared that of the 729 over-60s admitted to hospital, only 30 (4.1%) had been vaccinated. Of the 292 over-60s who died (40% of those hospitalised), 287 were unvaccinated (98%). Ramaphosa said there's a similar pattern elsewhere in SA.
His rational conclusion: "We know that a vaccinated person can still be infected and can still pass on the virus to others … but very few people who are vaccinated are becoming severely ill with the disease."
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