Prof Felicity Burt , an arbovirologist from the Division of Virology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS) and the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS

First Thing is First | Despite the development of vaccines and the technology available to adapt vaccines in the future to address the emergence of new variants, it is extremely unlikely that COVID-19 will ever be eradicated. New variants of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have the potential to influence the size and duration of waves of infection and may prolong the duration of COVID-19’s stay with us. Guest: Prof Felicity Burt , an arbovirologist from the Division of Virology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS) and the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS