“Collections in Sweden, Israel, Reunion and the UK all appear to precede those from Botswana and South Africa.”
just because Europe isolated the Inbound Travelers first, doesn’t mean the virus didn’t originate in Botswana. Botswana went red July thru mid-September. Today, Botswana announced it had achieved a goal of 40% vaccination, with 68% of the over-18’s now fully vaccinated.
OF possible note, along with donated Pfitzer, JJ, AZ and Moderna through the UN Covax program, Botswana also used /Coronavac/Sinovac, based on an inactivated virus, and largely panned as having less than 30% efficacy.