Vigorous data analysis by the provincial Health Department has shown that the Covid-19 vaccine remains a safe and effective way to reduce Covid-19-related hospitalisations and deaths.
Fully vaccinated meant more than 14 days after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine was received or 28 days following a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was administered.
The Western Cape government Covid-19 dashboard reported 12 880 active cases of the virus, 515 449 confirmed cases, with 483 059 recoveries, as at 1pm yesterday .To date, 19 510 people have since succumbed to the virus.Meanwhile, Sea Point has become a regular site for anti-vaxx protests, with the more recent one having occurred over the weekend.
According to several reports online, a group of around 600 people gathered at the Sea Point Promenade on Saturday in protest against vaccinations and Covid-19 passports. Several present at the march could be seen flouting compulsory mask wearing regulations as well as physical distancing rules. They also carried placards reading: “stop medical apartheid” and “you can stick your new world order up your *ss”, and were calling on people to “say no to the experimental jab”.
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