South Africa's official government account has tweeted that it can "crush the power of the new variant by vaccinating to limit the number of mutations".
It says that "working together" the country can win the fight and "save our summer because vaccines can fight variants".
The tweet was accompanied by an infographic that outlines the benefits of getting the jab.
Less than a quarter of South Africans are fully vaccinated at present.
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