Until recently, all indications were “that previous infection confers protection for at least nine months,” so a second wave should have been “relatively subdued,” said Dr. Shabir Madhi of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
Scientists discovered a new version of the virus that’s more contagious and less susceptible to certain treatments. It now causes more than 90 percent of new cases in South Africa and has spread to 40 countries including the United States.
Madhi led a study testing Novavax’s vaccine and found it less effective against the new variant. The study also revealed that infections with the new variant were just as common among people who had COVID-19 as those who had not.
“What this basically tells us, unfortunately, is that past infection with early variants of the virus in South Africa does not protect” against the new one, he said.
Look at worldometer. South Africa
They are on a significant downtrend. So it appears that the virus simply is not raging. Oh — and the UK Variant disaster — same thing, UK has much less cases than a month ago
All of this is pure BS in hope of extending control.
This is called hand waving. It’s Carp.