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SA’s State of Disaster will probably be lifted late next month, one can confidently predict, now that the amended lockdown regulations which pick up the slack are ready.
Namibia’s relaxation of rules comes as South Africa’s government has yet again extended the state of disaster, meaning it has been in place for two years.
Ozayr Patel asked Shabir Madhi to explain why the findings suggest that South Africa has reached a turning point in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Government has decided to take a more pragmatic approach while keeping an eye on severe Covid-19 and whether or not health systems are imminently under threat.
For the rational mind, however, the conclusions are obvious. History tells us Covid-19 would evolve into a more transmissible but far less dangerous infection.
“Early hospital data suggests mild symptoms but scientists warn variant seems more infectious,” reports the Financial Times.
Shabir Madhi says we’re wasting time and vaccines targeting 12–17-year-olds, when vulnerable folk over the age of 50 still need to be vaccinated.
Professor Shabir Madhi says if we are to avoid a fourth wave by November or December, 90% of South Africans above 35 must get the vaccine.
One of SA’s leading experts on Covid-19, Professor Shabir Madhi shares his views on how bad the situation is – and what needs to be done to rectify it.
Dr Nathi Mdladla does a deep dive into the relentless vaccine race and raises those tough but salient questions that have been sidelined.