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There is little question that the mass Covid vaccination roll-out represents South Africa’s most important economic stimulus programme and will provide the foundation for job-creating investment. After a sluggish start and then some serious early setbacks, the programme is at last picking up steam, albeit far too late and at the cost of many lives. A serious scale-up is still needed, however, if we hope to avoid a potentially devastating fourth wave.