EWN reports that the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says that over 6.1 million South African are now fully vaccinated with either the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine or the double dose Pfizer jab.

About 15% of the country’s adults are fully vaccinated compared to about 24% of those 18 years and older who are just partially vaccinated against the coronavirus. The national health department called for a faster rate of vaccinations in SA to prevent the development of further mutations. It is aiming to vaccinate 70% of the country's 39 million adults to protect the population against future waves of Covid-19. The country has seen an increased demand for vaccines over the past two weeks after government's vaccination programme opened to all people 18 years and older last month. This saw provinces reaching new daily vaccination records. Meanwhile, the third wave of Covid-19 infections seems to be lingering much longer in provinces like KwaZulu-Natal, which has again recorded the bulk of South Africa’s 9,544 new infections.

• Read the original of the report in the above regard by Veronica Mokhoali at EWN

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