DELTA BLOW: As the Delta variant blows through South Africa and many other countries, the good news is that the vaccines remain effective. The bad news is that South Africa’s slow pace of vaccination has left them unable to provide any meaningful protection against the third wave. Every effort now needs to be made to ensure a rapid increase in the pace and scale of the vaccination drive, particularly as the supply constraints ease.
As the Delta variant blows through South Africa and many other countries, the good news is that the vaccines remain effective. The bad news is that South Africa’s slow pace of vaccination has left them unable to provide any meaningful protection against the third wave. Every effort now needs to be made to ensure a rapid increase in the pace and scale of the vaccination drive, particularly as the supply constraints ease.