Take the Covid-19 vaccine before the fourth wave hits SA, health minister urges
The minister described the life-saving vaccines as the only hope of long-term success in eradicating the Coronavirus.
HEALTH minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has once again urged people to take the Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the imminent fourth wave that could hit the country soon.
He described the life-saving vaccines as the only hope of long-term success in eradicating the Coronavirus.
“We are not oblivious to the fact that we are not yet out of trouble. The virus is still in our midst and every day we record a number of infections, it is only that it is at the low level of transmission at this stage,” the Minister said on Friday.
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“While we’re on the elimination of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, now we’ve got a new pandemic, the Covid-19. At least in this regard unlike HIV, we do have various vaccines and we ask people to come forward to take these vaccines.”
While South Africa has sufficient stock to inoculate citizens, Phaahla said government was still struggling to reach people.
However, the minister believes that in the next few days, 40% of the country’s adult population would have received at least one dose of the jab if not fully vaccinated.
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