Covid-19 vaccine will not be a magic bullet for the ailing healthcare system
(WorldNews Africa)

The crippling second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is officially underway in South Africa, characterised by full hospitals in both public and private healthcare, and high daily “confirmed cases” and deaths. Daily recorded cases are averaging anything between 15 000 and 20 000, while the daily death average is between 400 and 600. The minister in the presidency, Jackson Mthembu, was one recent high-profile case. He took to social media on 11 January to announce that he sought help from 1 Military Hospital, a South African National Defence Force facility not for civilian use, where he tested positive for Covid-19. South Africa is a highly unequal country, with social distancing almost...