You mean says a lot about the futility thereof? If everyone strictly obeyed the rules, we would be like NZ. One year later, still here, waiting with trepidation to see what sort of mutated version is going to come in and nail the entire population?
That runs a very real risk of using the vaccines before their expiry date though.
Viruses will mutate irrespective of necessity and the possibility of mutation and diversity increases with each cell infection cycle. Having been administered a "half hearted attempt at a vaccination" or having natural immunity wouldn't make much of a difference to the possible outcome of that mutation if it were not susceptible. As for the numbers, each confirmed case has medical history which would included treatment (or vaccination) records and thus not make much difference to the numbers.
Interview discussion around vaccine rollout in SA with various role players including SAHPRA
...when logic trumps whatever that guy's now spewing...well done!
No, it means some groups live in conditions that make the measures more pointless. It's been found worldwide that prevalence is higher in poorer communities where people live in cramped conditions. In South Africa you have the addition of things like malnutrition, lack of adequate sanitation and so on.
Socio-economic factors. Some groups are more equipped to socially distance and keep clean compared to other groups. It's much more difficult if you're a family sharing a shack with no running water, for example, than if you're a couple living in a 2 bedroom house with full amenities. It's no coincidence that the poorest province has one of the highest death rates and now, highest immunity.
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They're desperate for 5GZimbabwe to vaccine before us.
Never laugh at them again
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Zimbabwe to vaccine before us.
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Why does it feel like the situation is being engineered to benefit Sinovac & Sputnik
Yes! The authorities are so busy protecting their backsides that they forget the fact that all these "delays" introduced while they argue about trials, test results, paperwork, peer reviews etc, are costing lives every single day.
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