President Cyril Ramaphosa has put it bluntly – the ball is in our court if we ever want to completely move away from a national state of disaster.
In Thursday night’s “family meeting”, when the president moved us down to an adjusted alert lockdown level 1, Ramaphosa said the only way South Africa will return to the new normal was to reach their goal of 70% vaccinations of the adult population by the end of the year.
To reach their goal, SA needs to administer at least a further 16 million jabs over the next three months, according to the presidency. As of yesterday, roughly eight million people in South Africa are fully vaccinated, with 17 million vaccines doses administered. He added: “Our greatest priority now is to ensure that the economy recovers as quickly as possible, so that we can create jobs and help businesses to get back on their feet. The only way that we can do this is if more South Africans choose to get vaccinated, more quickly. If the majority of our population is vaccinated, we can declare South Africa to be a safe destination and welcome tourists back over the summer season.
This is a big jump from level 2. With local elections only a month away, this decision only points to political gatherings. What’s worrying, with our low vaccination numbers in mind, gatherings of this magnitude will only open us up to a possible fourth wave.
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