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BA.5 drove up hospital admissions in Portugal (which has high levels of vaccination but also high numbers of elderly people) but not in South Africa. This may be due to a younger demographic but also to prior immunity from high exposure to SARS-CoV-2 early in the pandemic.

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Yep. A problem yet to be acknowledged, probably because if it was, trust in authority would fall and instability rise in these countries. Those in charge know this.

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