COVID-19 Update | 30 December 2021

Published: Thu, 12/30/21

Vaccine Rollout

According to SA coronavirus, 15.5 million (39.04%) of the South African population have now been fully vaccinated.
From Tuesday, the South African Health Products Authority has given Pfizer the green light to start administering booster shots to individuals with severely compromised immune systems.
People from the ages of 12 can now get vaccinated from their nearest vaccination centres. Find your nearest site here.

The number of vaccinated individuals changes daily to get accurate updates on the vaccine rollout, visit the external resources section on our COVID-19 Vaccine page or click here.

Source: SA coronavirus

COVID-19 Cases

As of 29 December, 9 020 new COVID-19 cases have been reported with the test positivity rate at 26%. According to experts, this could indicate that we could already be nearing our peak of the fourth wave.

South Africa still has a long way to go before reaching immunity and therefore, it is important to continue adhering to all COVID-19 safety regulations.

Source: SA Coronavirus

Health Department backtracks on decision to scrap contact tracing.

Contact tracing back on the cards

The Department of Health has recalled its decision to scrap contact tracing quarantine protocols and isolation protocols.
This comes after they believed most of the population had already been exposed to the virus through vaccination or infection.
Since then the department has been inundated with media and scientific queries thus resulting in them recalling their decision.

Source: ENCA

US to lift travel ban

The United States announced that they will be lifting their travel ban between the US and the eight Southern African countries from Friday, 31st of December.
This comes months after the US imposed travel bans on eight Southern African countries after South African Scientists announced that they had discovered a new COVID-19 variant, Omicron.

According to the Biden administration, Omicron infections are already present in the US, therefore the travel suspension is pointless. As of 29 December the CDC has recorded over 400 000 cases, the highest COVID-19 daily cases in the US since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.

Source: News24

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