Is South Africa Remiss By Giving New Covid-19 Vaccine a Miss? Africa Bivalent booster SouthAfrica Covid19
According to department spokesperson Foster Mohale, there is"no compelling evidence" of its superiority over standard vaccines. The Vaccine Ministerial Advisory Committee decided that the bivalent, or"updated" vaccines, approved for use in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration, are on the"to-do list" but are not a top priority because they are not registered for use in the country.
Meanwhile those who are over 60 years of age, and who have comorbidities, have been urged to get their booster shots. South Africa was the hardest hit country in Africa with over 4 million reported cases and 103,000 deaths. spotlight, 13 February 2023 The Department of Health is not planning to buy the new COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines, specifically tailored to target Omicron variants, anytime soon. Even Bivalent Updated Covid-19 Boosters Struggle to Prevent Omicron Subvariant Transmission - an Immunologist Discusses Why New Approaches Are NecessaryBy almost any measure, the vaccination campaign against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been a global success.
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