{"id":2004,"date":"2022-02-04T11:44:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T09:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/?p=2004"},"modified":"2022-02-04T11:44:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T09:44:43","slug":"sa-likely-to-enter-covid-19-fifth-wave-in-winter-or-sooner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/04\/sa-likely-to-enter-covid-19-fifth-wave-in-winter-or-sooner\/","title":{"rendered":"SA likely to enter COVID-19 fifth wave in winter or sooner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has warned that the COVID-19 fifth wave is likely to hit South Africa in winter or earlier, depending on the variants of concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOnly high coverage vaccination will reduce the emergence of more variants,\u201d he said on Friday, during a media briefing.<br>The Minister announced that the country has now administered over 30 million vaccine doses as of Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt took longer than we had wished for but it\u2019s a significant milestone,\u201d he added.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of Thursday, government has given 30 100 000 doses to 18 604 643 individuals with at least one jab. 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