The lifting of the state of disaster management doesn`t mean the pandemic is over, says health minister Joe Phaahla.
All South Africans over the age of 50 can take an additional or second booster shot of the Pfizer vaccine from next week, says health minister Joe Phaahla.
“This simply suggests that unvaccinated people remain vulnerable and if we were to be hit by another variant of concern or wave, unvaccinated people will flood our health facilities,” he said.
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