The Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is in the grips of a deadly third wave of COVID-19 infections during which many countries in the Southern African region have reported their highest ever levels of new infections and COVID-19-related deaths. Already fragile health systems are being stretched to their limits as hospitals struggle to cope with the increase in admissions and many countries are currently suffering oxygen shortages. Despite this public health crisis, vaccination roll out in the region has been extremely slow.
