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“The numbers show that ANC economic policies since 1994, this has expanded the country’s income inequality gap to dangerous levels.”
Emile Stipp, Discovery’s Chief Actuary, unpacks his finding that up to 80% of South Africans have had Covid-19 and the notion of herd immunity.
Ivermectin is seen as a repeat of hydroxychloroquine and not to be taken seriously. Belief in it, worthy only of derision, writes Andrew Bannister.
While Covid-19 vaccines certainly appear to make a contribution, maybe the primary driver here is good old herd immunity – which costs nothing.
At the current vaccination pace it will take over a decade for SA to reach herd immunity, with many lives lost along the way, notes Veronica Ueckermann.
Wierzycka says the harassment included her phone being tapped and people following her, with the Sygnia founder eventually hiring bodyguards.
Vaccinating children will likely be necessary to reach herd immunity, experts say, but vaccines aren’t authorized for kids yet.
To obtain herd immunity, SA is aiming to vaccinate 67% of the population – 40m people – by the end of 2021, says Veronica Ueckermann.
US science officials such as Anthony Fauci have suggested it will take 70% to 85% coverage of the population for things to return to normal.
How many people have Covid in South Africa? How many have had it? What difference does it make and why does no one seem to know?