By Tamlyn Canham
Kelly Khumalo has joined several stars in urging their followers to get vaccinated.
South Africa is bracing for a possible fourth wave of COVID-19, which experts believe could hit the country by early December.
More than 77,000 people in SA have been killed by the virus. As of Monday, August 16, a total of 2,613,569 cases have been identified since the start of the pandemic.
Despite the alarming figures, many people are still skeptical about getting vaccinated.
Kelly says there’s “no excuse” not to get the jab.
She used her Russian alter-ego to deliver her message on the importance of protecting yourself against coronavirus.
“I just want to say to you, please go and get MoVaccine. Me, everything is operating well. I want to let you know I have been missing in action because I was busy. Just making sure that everything is still in order.”
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Kelly’s COVID-19 vaccine side effects
Kelly revealed in an earlier video that she had a few side effects are getting her vaccine. The 36-year-old previously revealed that certain body parts “down under” were not functioning properly.
“So, last week I went for my vaccination for COVID-19. I get there, stuff is very nice and everything. They are telling me that maybe you’re going to experience a slight headache, maybe your arm will be in pain. No problem.
“But they didn’t mention that certain parts of my body will not be functioning properly. You know I am not feeling anything down under. Is it me or is it just the norms or repercussions of the vaccine? Really, I just need to understand. She is not the same.”
But Kelly is clearly doing much better these days and gearing up for her second jab. She is not the only person urging people to get vaccinated.
Lebo Mashile caused a stir on Twitter this week when she suggested that “women need to normalize making pumpum access conditional on getting a vaccine & general COVID regulation adherence”.
Health officials revealed this week that men were more reluctant to get the vaccine.
“Currently the ratio is 60% of women against 40% of men. So we again call on male counterparts to come forward and register,” Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, said.
Main image credit: Instagram/@kellykhumaloza



