iAfrica 1 week ago 3 min read Share with your network! Despite the risk of a third wave of COVID infections, there are reasons for vaccine optimism as South Africa inches closer to a mass public vaccination programme which should be in full swing by July this year. Mass vaccination rollouts are expected to launch on May 17th. “We have lagged many countries in getting our people vaccinated. However, we are now accumulating vaccines and we are hopeful that through ongoing government and private sector collaboration, large-scale public vaccinations will start soon,” said RMB CEO James Formby. He noted that a third wave of infections was imminent in South Africa but that the magnitude of the wave was difficult to estimate.