In South Africa, only one third of the population has received a Covid-19 vaccine. South Africans have other priorities than getting a vaccine and distrust the government. Yet increasing the vaccination rate is of vital importance, say specialists. In a three-part series, Janine Meijer analyses why the vaccination rate remains so low in South Africa, how Covid-19 has deepened the gap between rich and poor and increased intolerance among residents. Can an African variant of the Covid-19 vaccine change this?
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