South Africa faces a vaccine problem ahead of a possible fourth Covid-19 wave

[BusinessTech]

South Africa faces a vaccine problem ahead of a possible fourth Covid-19 wave

Gauteng premier David Makhura has warned that the province is likely to miss could miss vaccination targets, with South facing the possibility of a fourth Covid-19 wave in December.

 

[grok]

Addressing media on Monday (18 October), Makhura said that a total of 5.3 million Covid-19 vaccines had been administered in Gauteng. This is the equivalent of 26% of the total vaccines administered across South Africa to date.

Just cannot escape that 30% mark meme..

 

[Franna]

Easy… require proof of vaccination to enter liquor stores or receive SASSA grants….

 

[Geoff.D]

Easy… require proof of vaccination to enter liquor stores or receive SASSA grants….

n "vyf-man kan", "food parcel'? BLackmail and corruption?

On second thought, no one in GP will know what a "vyf-man kan" is.

 

[Geoff.D]

Here is the problem already showing!



Rt is increasing, and the uncertainty of the value is widening.
SA figures on the left, GP on the right. Larger uncertainty, a higher absolute value but direction uncertain ---- same problem everytime, poor data input not reflecting what is going on on the ground. (GP always the worst data)
Besides, we have waited two weeks ......

Let us see how long it takes to start the blame game.

 

[zoozi]

Vrek at home (not in the hospital) if you don't want the jab, no more lockdowns, tsek.

 

[pinball wizard]

Easy, no vaccine, no vote.

Oh wait, we have horrendous voter turnout as it is.

 

[konfab]

Easy… require proof of vaccination to enter liquor stores or receive SASSA grants….

Do that and the July riots would seem like a tea party with the Queen of England.

 

[Lupus]

Here is the problem already showing!

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Rt is increasing, and the uncertainty of the value is widening.
SA figures on the left, GP on the right. Larger uncertainty, a higher absolute value but direction uncertain ---- same problem everytime, poor data input not reflecting what is going on on the ground. (GP always the worst data)
Besides, we have waited two weeks ......

Let us see how long it takes to start the blame game.

Looking at that the Rt was worse on the second wave then on the third, so Delta wasn't as bad, it just took longer to disappear by the looks of it.

 

[ShaunSA]

Easy… require proof of vaccination to enter liquor stores or receive SASSA grants….

Those SASSA queues are super spreader events anyways

 

[konfab]

Easy, no vaccine, no vote.

Oh wait, we have horrendous voter turnout as it is.

 

[dualmeister]

Since vaccines do not stop the spread of the virus how will it stop a fourth wave?

 

[RedViking]

Since vaccines do not stop the spread of the virus how will it stop a fourth wave?

Magic Keyboard Warrior Tablets

 

[porchrat]

Since vaccines do not stop the spread of the virus how will it stop a fourth wave?

Why do people keep saying this? Everything I've read so far says it reduces transmission significantly. Something in the region of 50-60% for the Pfizer vaccine, lower for others (I think Moderna was something like 30-40% reduction).

It is perfectly logical. Less severe symptoms, shorter time carrying the infection... obviously we're going to be less likely to infect other people under those conditions.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Easy, no vaccine, no vote.

Oh wait, we have horrendous voter turnout as it is.

That'll actually be good...for the DA!

 

[JohnStarr]

Come on, we all knew they'd miss. Anything the ANC says is never believable anyway. Where is the surprise factor in that statement when it was clear as day from the very beginning.

 

[dualmeister]

Why do people keep saying this?

It was on one of the CDC's posters still or was it the WHO

 

[mojoman]

Got my 'Rona' passport ready...

 

[LCBXX]

Good luck convincing people who live in "super-spreader" circumstances every day, some who have been working the grocery and grocery supply chains from day 1, to get vaccinated "for their health".

Many of those same people have been waking up at 4am to queue for healthcare for the past 27 years.

 

[LCBXX]

Why do people keep saying this? Everything I've read so far says it reduces transmission significantly. Something in the region of 50-60% for the Pfizer vaccine, lower for others (I think Moderna was something like 30-40% reduction).

It is perfectly logical. Less severe symptoms, shorter time carrying the infection... obviously we're going to be less likely to infect other people under those conditions.

Them %'s keep dropping...

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