South Africa is planning to vaccinate two-thirds of its population to reach herd immunity - but the math isn’t that straightforward because it depends on the amount of protection each Covid vaccine provides.
For example, if the country follows this plan with the Johnson & Johnson jab, we would not have sufficient protection to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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