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Most South Africans don’t want Covid shot, many rely on prayer

South Africa, which has over seven million infections and about 70,000 deaths, is seeking to vaccinate two-thirds of its 60 million population as soon as possible in a bid to control the pandemic. However, the country, one of the worst hit in the entire African continent, has to tackle a high percentage of vaccine hesitancy even as it tries to accelerate inoculation. A recent survey has found that most South Africans are not willing to take the shots and almost half of them say they rely on prayers for