Covid-19 jab does not give total immunity, warns Mkhize
Minister urges citizens to keep adhering to the standard safety precautions
17 May 2021 - 07:30
Health minister Zweli Mkhize has warned South Africans that receiving the Covid-19 vaccine does not guarantee complete immunity from the coronavirus.
“The vaccine will protect you from getting severe Covid-19 disease or dying from Covid-19. However, no vaccine works 100% and we also still do not know whether vaccination prevents transmission of the coronavirus,” Mkhize said...
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