While this fifth wave of cases was largely expected, South Africans need to ensure they are fully vaccinated, Dr Owen Kaluwa, the World Health Organization representative in South Africa, told the“We know that a number of scientists predicted this would happen around this time. The debate as to whether we are already in a fifth wave or not is, in my view, not very important.
He pointed to the fact that South Africa follows a clear trend of increasing cases around July and December, with a combination of prior infections and vaccinations providing sufficient immunity for the population.on Thursday , but these are seen as a temporary measure ahead of broader changes planned under the National Health Act in the coming months.
The positivity rate is taken as an indicator of how fast the disease is spreading through the community as many cases go undetected.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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