{"id":193884,"date":"2021-07-02T03:03:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T01:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-113-covid-19-the-delta-variant-and-south-africas-vaccination-problems\/"},"modified":"2021-07-02T03:03:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T01:03:16","slug":"pasha-113-covid-19-the-delta-variant-and-south-africas-vaccination-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-113-covid-19-the-delta-variant-and-south-africas-vaccination-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 113: COVID-19, the Delta variant and South Africa’s vaccination problems"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Delta variant of SARS-COV-2 \u2013 the virus that causes COVID-19 \u2013 is spreading across South Africa, sparking a strong resurgence of infections. The president has placed the country under stricter regulations in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus. Gauteng province, the country\u2019s economic hub, where 25% of the population live, is the epicentre. It\u2019s likely many more people will be hospitalised in the coming weeks and some will die. Severe disease usually lags behind infections in the community by about two to three weeks.<\/p>\n

Based on what happened in India, the number of cases is expected to decrease gradually. That is dependent on people adhering to lockdown restrictions. And South Africa\u2019s vaccination strategy needs to be reviewed. In today\u2019s episode of Pasha, Shabir A. Madhi, a professor of vaccinology and director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytical Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand, discusses the flaws in South Africa\u2019s vaccine rollout. <\/p>\n

He looks into mistakes that were made and what the country needs to do now. <\/p>\n

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Read more: South Africa’s latest COVID-19 lockdown puts spotlight back on vaccination failures<\/a> <\/strong> <\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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Photo:<\/strong>
\u201cA health worker sprays sanitiser in a COVID-19 testing site in Johannesburg on June 28, 2021. by Emmanuel Croset \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n

Music:<\/strong> “Happy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on FreeMusicArchive.org<\/a> licensed under CC0 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfrican Moon \u201d by John Bartmann found on Free Music Archive<\/a> licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License.<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: The Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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