Gauteng has seen an increase of over 8000 new cases in the past day
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says it will recommend Covid-19 vaccine boosters only for people older than 60 years
It’s time to get vaccinated because the Covid viral firestorm is spreading fast
As scientists scramble to learn more about it, infectious disease expert Professor Salim Abdool Karim says current vaccines are effective against the new variant
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
The department of international relations and cooperation says the travel ban on Southern African countries seems to be rushed
Some 22 positive cases of the B.1.1.529 variant have been confirmed in South Africa, as Covid-19 cases increase in Gauteng, the North West and Limpopo
The country’s health products regulator has received an application from vaccine manufacturer Pfizer for third-dose approval
Current models suggest the fourth wave will have fewer hospital admissions