Vaccine hesitancy is harmful
/ 10 August 2021

Vaccine hesitancy is harmful

In a rebuttal to an opinion piece, Philip Machanick says while there is a distrust of Big Pharma and some medical bodies and research has been proven wrong, throwing out all of science and applying faulty arguments is not at all helpful

‘Exciting’ ramp-up for Covid jabs
/ 30 July 2021

‘Exciting’ ramp-up for Covid jabs

As more vaccines arrive in the country, South Africa could administer 420 000 doses a day

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Do you have to take the Covid-19 vaccine or not?
/ 11 January 2021

Do you have to take the Covid-19 vaccine or not?

The South African law does not make it mandatory for citizens to be vaccinated, and the same will apply for Covid-19 immunisation. But experts say people still have the responsibility not to act recklessly — and they should follow Covid-19 health protocols

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