One of the country’s top vaccinologists says the behaviour of South Africans will determine when, and how severe, the third wave of Covid-19 will be. Wits University’s Prof Shabir Mahdi is concerned that the third surge of covid-19 infections may hit South Africa sooner than expected. He says cases may start increasing again just after the Easter long-weekend, as people are expected to gather in large numbers.

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Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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Deputy President David Mabuza has promised to join President Cyril Ramaphosa and be inoculated against Covid-19. Mabuza was addressing the media yesterday during his visit to the Biovac Institute in Midrand. Mabuza says the Biovac Institute, where the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is stored, is partly owned by government.
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The department of health says 194 more people have died due to covid-19 related illnesses, in the latest monitoring period, taking the death toll to 50 271. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says in the same period, 856 new infections were confirmed. More than 1.4-million people have recovered which is an improved recovery rate of 94.6%.

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