As the Covid-19 pandemic wreaks havoc in South Africa and across the globe, millions are dying and getting infected. Inoculating (vaccinating) a significant proportion of the population is the only realistic way to defeat the pandemic, globally and locally. This will require international co-operation and social solidarity, not vaccine apartheid, nationalism and corporate profiteering. Unprecedented unity and action of all sectors of our society are of great urgency. Our people will need to show great vigilance and social solidarity if we are to slow the rate of infection and ensure that our health facilities do not continue to be overwhelmed.

The Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected the world’s people. Millions have been infected by the virus and billions of people’s livelihoods and lives have been negatively impacted upon.

But now there is hope. Several vaccines have been rapidly developed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. But how do these vaccines work, are they safe and will we have them rolled out in time to prevent further social disaster?

In this show we look at “What is vaccine and how does it help us achieve immunity from diseases?”