Much awaited excess mortality data for Gauteng. The Omicron wave is at its tail end and excess mortality already on downward trend, and was a blip compared with experienced in the past waves. This is GOOD news and IS a turning point in the pandemic.
If religious people can only realize that their biggest mission should be to fix the broken and exploitative religious systems all around - then broken people would heal a lot easier. Don’t squeeze already-broken people into an even far more broken system. That is not healing.
Vaccinations REDUCE death rates. It does not stop infections.
If we are all vaccinated, we can go on with our lives as per normal and very, very few will die. Just like you may get the flu from a friend but you don’t die.
THAT is the point.
Ek is moeg.
Comment: Isn’t it time for a ring-fenced declaration of national disaster on Eskom? It feels like the grid could fail and plunge us into a national breakdown. It needs to be treated like Covid emergency - an issue of national security with daily briefings to the nation.
The SA Taxi Vaccination Centre in Midrand is awesome. The young man in charge of the emergency room stood out the most. After 12 700 doses, he's not had a single case of anaphylaxis, but spends most of the time stabilizing newly discovered cases of Hypertension and Diabetes. 👌🏿
I’m sorry, but saying God will protect you from this virus is like saying he will stop the train from hitting you. (With you choosing to lie on the tracks.)
Every single day, especially since the start of the pandemic, health care workers risk their lives to keep us safe. They deserve our thanks and respect. The best way we can thank them is to get vaccinated — and finish the fight against COVID-19.