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Wits University Professor of Vaccinology Shabir Madhi is of the opinion that herd immunity
will not be achieved in various countries including South Africa.
Herd immunity is when a large proportion of a population becomes immune to an infectious disease.
This makes the spread of the disease from person to person less likely.
Madhi says the problem with the current generation of COVID-19 vaccines
is that they vary in terms of how well they work in protecting individuals against infection.

The matric results were released this week and while thousands of pupils were anxious, they weren’t alone. 2020 was quite a stressful year for parents too.
Occupational therapist, Nasreen Cariem joined us to chat about how parents can deal with their kids’ results. She advised parents to not take it personally regardless of the outcome.

We spoke to an organisation called Dlalanathi, that does amazing work, supporting children.

Naledi Moleo spoke to the Director of the Lesedi Hospice Jenny Bornman.

The Lesedi Hospice in Hertzogville in the Free State is one of the NGO’s the eMedia COVID-19 relief fund is assisting.

The national lockdown has made life pretty hard for many people especially those living in our poorer areas.

As anxiety over the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip South Africans, rural and fishing communities have also expressed their concerns over the virus and access to food.

A group of women’s organisations including the Rural Women’s Collective, Women on Farms, launched a campaign to assist these communities.

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, along with several other organisations have launched the national food security campaign drive.