The Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla says the movement of people over the festive season will speed up the arrival of the Fourth wave of Covid-19, but the impact can be minimized if all adults get vaccinated.

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15 November 2021

He says scientists have not reported another variant of interest, although the virus is still mutating. Phaahla says there must be a renewed urgency to get people inoculated.

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