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Covid: Masks, sanitisers the future norm

Long way to go: A Johannesburg resident is tested for Covid-19. About three million people (4.4% of the population) are fully vaccinated and herd immunity is achieved at 67%. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
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At current rates South Africa might only vaccinate 67% of its population to reach herd immunity by March next year. But even when that goal is reached, a return to normality ­cannot be guaranteed. 

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Marcia Zali
Marcia Zali is an award winning journalist

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