The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has approved a third Pfizer covid-19 vaccine dose for those aged 18 and older. Preliminary studies show that three doses of this vaccine do help to neutralise the new omicron variant. So how is the booster shot going to work and who qualifies? Should South Africans be getting a booster shot when we are yet to meet the vaccination targets set by government? For more on this are joined on the line by …

Guest: Dr. Richard Lessels – Infectious diseases specialist at the University of KwaZulu-Natal