President Cyril Ramaphosa says young people have been an integral part of the national effort to battle the coronavirus and he is impressed with their enthusiasm in taking their Covid-19 jabs.
“I heard young men and women speaking of the need to protect those at risk in their communities.
Ramaphosa hailed the group’s maturity, comparing them to the young people who stood in long queues to cast their votes for the first time in 1994. SA has passed the 10-million Covid-19 vaccination mark, but Ramaphosa warned that the country still has a long way to go to reach “herd immunity”.
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