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Covid vaccines key as fifth wave looms, experts say

Shem Otoi Sam

Dr Shem Otoi Sam, a member of the LREB advisory committee and an infectious diseases modelling expert.

Photo credit: Tonny Omondi | Nation Media Group

By  Angela Oketch

Content Lead Health and Science

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • More vaccinations will mean a mild wave that will reduce the projected deaths to below 1,000.
  • The highest peak of deaths was in the third wave, when 40 people died per day.

The severity of the Covid-19 fifth wave, projected to peak in late November, will depend on the uptake of vaccinations, health experts have warned.

If more people are vaccinated, they say, the wave will not be felt but if infections rise, hospitals and mortuaries will be overwhelmed.

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