Omicron variant
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South Africa News
Professor Salim Abdool Karim says vaccines likely effective against Omicron variant
Existing COVID-19 vaccines are probably effective at preventing severe disease and hospitalisation from the newly identified Omicron variant, a top…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa urges South Africans to vaccinate
The emergence of the Omicron variant and the exponential rise in COVID-19 infections in South Africa shows that the fourth…
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Restrictions and travel bans will not prevent the spread of Omicron variant, says Ramaphosa
The prohibition of travel is not informed by science and will not be effective in preventing the spread of the…
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Countries must work together to battle pandemic, says WHO
The World Health Organisation says countries need to work together to defeat the COVID pandemic instead of seemingly punishing other…
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