COVID-19 in SA | Expert says no need to panic about latest strain
Health experts urge the public not to panic over the discovery of the highly-transmissible Covid-19 variant nicknamed the "Kraken".
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Health experts urge the public not to panic over the discovery of the highly-transmissible Covid-19 variant nicknamed the "Kraken".
Your chance of getting Covid-19 again is much higher than if you had the Delta and Beta variants, scientists have found.
According to Professor Alex Welte from the SA Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, immunity from vaccination may not last as long with the development of more Covid-19 variants.
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