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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

We're in the middle of the third wave in South Africa so I'm trying to limit the times I go out. But in the past week I've been forced to go out several times. I woke up with a jaw ache, and had to go to the dentist. (I think he was a Covid denier, not my usual dentist as I couldn't get an appointment. He said some things about Covid I didn't understand, about it being like the flu. But although he didn't wear his mask properly, the rest of the practice seemed to adhere to proper protocol) My pet rat developed an abscess so I had to go to the dentist several times. They are much better about social distancing and mask wearing. All my siblings have had their first Pfizer jab. My father got his second jab the day before yesterday. My sister might be sick, she's got symptoms that seem like more than just side effects. Runny nose, which might be a symptom of the Delta variant. She had a test yesterday and is waiting for the results. She thinks that if it's Covid, she might have got it queing for her vaccine. Things are very scary in our country right now with people looting shopping centers and burning buildings. It's happening at the other side of the country from where I am but I am still very worried. I'm concerned that it might spread and happen more. I'm worried about the effects on the economy, on food security, and vaccine delivery. I'm going to be able to register for the vaccine from tomorrow. My age group can get vaccinated from August onwards.