'It's a national emergency': Alarm over SA's Covid-19 jabs drop

Health department pleads poverty as experts cry out for urgent info campaign

15 August 2021 - 00:05 By Amanda Khoza, Claire Keeton and Tanya Farber

SA is facing a national emergency on top of the Covid-19 state of disaster as the pace of vaccinations slumps, says an expert in infectious diseases...

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