JOHANNESBURG - Wits University Professor of Vaccinology Shabir Mahdi says the government doesn't seem to have a clear goal on what it’s trying to achieve with the health regulations that were meant to
JOHANNESBURG - Wits University Professor of Vaccinology Shabir Mahdi says the government doesn't seem to have a clear goal on what it’s trying to achieve with the health regulations that were meant to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Madhi said the wearing of cloth masks had not achieved the intended slowing of infections in South Africa.
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