Vulnerable older groups remain a priority for the health department, so no Covid-19 jabs for children for now
The youth is the first of 2 000 South African children taking part in the global trial to test the CoronaVac vaccine
Children from the age of six months to 17 years will take part in vaccine trials
The vaccines being used to fight the pandemic take at least two weeks after inoculation to become effective — and nonpharmaceutical interventions remain crucial
Scientists are collecting information on the new Delta Plus Covid-19 mutation, a sublineage of the Delta variant that is causing infections to rise globally
South Africa could receive two million doses of the Coronavac vaccine from China, the health minister told parliament on Wednesday