The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Lineages (Variants) and COVID-19 Vaccination on the COVID-19 Epidemic in South Africa: Regression Study.
Thabo MabukaNatalie NaidooNesisa NcubeThabo YigaMichael RossKuzivakwashe KurehwaMothabisi Nare NyathiAndrea SilajiTinashe NdemeraTlaleng LemekeRidwan TaiwoWillie MachariaMthokozisi SitholePublished in: JMIRx med (2023)
The relaxation of COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical intervention health policies in South Africa and the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 were associated with increased COVID-19 transmission and severity in the South African population. COVID-19 vaccination in South Africa was strongly associated with a decrease in COVID-19 hospitalization and severity in South Africa.