Here are some of the more puzzling rules as Europeans settle for another winter holiday season overshadowed by the pandemic threat
The next three to five years will require the continent to ensure there is sustainable business beyond Covid-19.
Those 12 years and older who are severely immunocompromised can get a Pfizer booster dose at least 28 days after their second jab
Omicron has shown up the racism of the West and highlighted inequalities and failures in our own countries. We need to tackle these to get more people vaccinated
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says it will recommend Covid-19 vaccine boosters only for people older than 60 years
The vast majority of hospital admissions in Gauteng are of unvaccinated people, data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases shows
The World Health Organisation has enlisted a team of South African researchers to produce a new mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, but with no recipe to follow, it’s not an easy task
Lawyers agree that the issue is inevitably heading for constitutional challenge, but not all accept the mainstream view that the limitation of rights is justifiable
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A new World Health Organisation initiative is helping nations make their own vaccines, reducing their dependency on imports.
Researchers are calling for more partnerships and funding for malaria programmes, while 2.3-million children in three African countries have already received a jab