The NHLS will collect samples from at least 300 participants and bank them for use in future rapid or serological tests
The health minister said supply may be constrained but the department was finalising more vaccine deals
South Africa could receive two million doses of the Coronavac vaccine from China, the health minister told parliament on Wednesday
Unions representing healthcare workers advise members to get vaccinated despite AstraZeneca postponement
More men than women have tuberculosis and 82% are in the 15 to 24 age group
The department of health is also negotiating with manufacturers other than AstraZeneca to secure more than one type of vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine has been declared a public good, which means that healthcare workers will not be expected to pay for it
Although the new strain 501Y.V2 of the virus has spread 50% more rapidly, current evidence shows that it is not more severe than the one experienced in the first wave