More Media Gaslighting As Their Covid Narrative Falls Apart In South Africa

Titled "Plea for jabs even as Africa infections trend lower," the piece described how African "Health experts" are "Stepping up calls for more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a bid to ward off future outbreaks even as trends point to a decline in the growth rate for new infections."

"John Nkengasong, director of the Africa CDC, attributed South Africa's decrease in new infection cases to increased population levels of antibodies, meaning that many people have been infected so hence developed antibodies combined with the high vaccination rate in the country." wrote Edith Mutethya before adding the kicker: "To date, South Africa has fully vaccinated 27.3 percent of its population."

Granted, 27.3 percent is higher than the meager 10 percent full vaccination rate for the rest of Africa.

Deaths per million are surprisingly low for the vast majority of countries in Africa.

Tunisia, a small country of 12 million, leads the pack at ~2,200, and only five others - South Africa, Namibia, Seychelles, Eswatini, and Botswana - are even above 1,000.

Still, according to World Health Organization regional emergency director Abdou Gueye: "Although Africa appears to be emerging from the peak of its fourth pandemic wave, vaccination which is a pivotal measure against the virus remains far too low. About 50 percent of the world's population is fully vaccinated. In Africa, this is just 10 percent."

After a peak of 37,875 reported cases on December 12, 2021, South Africa - 'home' of the OMICRON variant that now dominates the globe - has seen its case numbers decline steadily since.

https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2022/01/24/more-media-gaslighting-as-their-covid-narrative-falls-apart-in-south-africa-n2602238