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- ItemOptimising influenza vaccination during a SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in South Africa could help maintain the integrity of our healthcare system(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020) Preiser, Wolfgang; Mendelson, Marc; Taljaard, JantjieENGLISH ABSTRACT: The novel infectious disease coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first reported in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China, seems increasingly unlikely to be contained, resulting in the first pandemic of this decade. Approximately 81% of those infected develop a relatively mild respiratory illness only. While this is good news, the risk of severe disease is higher for the elderly and persons with chronic illness.