The coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech appears to protect 94-percent of adults over 65 years old. More data released from their ongoing phase three trial suggests it works equally well in people of all ages, races and ethnicities.

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The Western Cape now has 4-thousand 514 active Covid-19 infections with a total of 121-thousand 638 confirmed Covid-19 cases. The provincial death-toll has increased to 4-thousand 486.
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