"Vaccines are very effective against the Delta variant" - Prof Tulio de Oliveira

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As usual, every Wednesday Prof. Túlio De Oliveira joins us from KRISP at UKZN. He is one of the world’s top virologists, virus hunters and bioinformaticians and we ask him all COVID-19 related questions that you might have.
Today he gets asked the difference between the antigen and PCR tests.
He also gets asked if KZN will see a third wave.
Finally, he answers the question of whether the Delta variant is dangerous and why we should be concerned about it.
23 Jun 2021 3AM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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