South Africa is being hit hard by Covid again

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7 pointsamichail5 comments

As long as the elderly and people with comorbidities are among the 30% fully vaccinated, things don't look too bad.

Having a high number of cases is not in itself a problem anymore.

But what about long Covid?

The vaccine prevents serious illness or death, but won't stop the infection or long COVID.

It's really about choosing between being able to live your life normally or limiting it in ways that are not guaranteed to make any noticable difference.

It looks like the former is being chosen, which i think is the right choice.

Brain fog that goes on for months (and possibly forever) is a serious illness though.

Absolutely, and the best thing to avoid it is to get the vaccine.

Beyond that there really isn't any meaningful options.

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