The COVID-19 third wave has come and gone. But a possible fourth wave still looms and the death toll thus far is still being debated. The official death rate is 88 674 according to the Health Department. But when so-called excess deaths are considered, many scientists believe the figure is much higher and possibly three times higher at nearly 265 000 deaths.
Excess death is the number of deaths over and above the deaths that are expected based on historical data.
Let's also talk about vaccinations opening today for 12 to 17-year-olds.
To discuss this, we're joined by the Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Professor Salim Abdool Karim. He's also been appointed as the Vice President of Outreach and Engagement at the International Science Council. The Science Council is an NGO that works to provide a global voice for science.
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