South Africa mulls compulsory COVID-19 jabs

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that authorities were considering making COVID19 shots compulsory for certain places and activities, as a rise in infections linked to a new variant threatens to become a fourth wave.

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Kenya's government last week issued a directive that residents must show proof of vaccination by Dec. 21 to access services, making it one of the first countries in Africa to issue a vaccine mandate. But he said authorities would not be considering lockdown restrictions in Africa's most industrialized country for the time being.

Scientists have so far detected relatively few cases of the Omicron variant, mainly in South Africa but also in Botswana, Hong Kong and Israel. But they are worried by its high number of mutations, which have raised concerns that it could be more vaccine-resistant and transmissible.

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