The trick to tackling Covid-19 at this stage is to be adaptive. The government’s one-size-fits-all approach is broken; we need to be more flexible. But we should not throw away hard-won lessons
After 20 months of caution, I let my guard down. Now I feel terrible
The lower severity of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 indicates that a stronger immune response has been built over time
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
When the UK’s red list is considered at a more granular level, the difficulties become immediately apparent.
Peter Hain has written a letter to the prime minister saying the red listing of South Africa has ‘no justification whatsoever in science’
Scientists agree it is important to get most of the population vaccinated before giving booster jabs
What happened on the continent this past week
Vulnerable older groups remain a priority for the health department, so no Covid-19 jabs for children for now
We ask the infectious diseases specialist 18 questions about the Covid-19 pandemic: from how to counter vaccine hesitancy to whether life will ever return to ‘normal’
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
Vaccines help to reduce the spread of Covid-19, but they are not without shortcomings. Here’s what they can and can’t do
As more vaccines arrive in the country, South Africa could administer 420 000 doses a day
Covid deniers and anti-vaxxers seem to want more excess deaths and a shorter life span
The conflation of economic, governance and health crises in the form of the recent unrest shows up the need for party-neutral reforms
Any gains made at the beginning of the year could be undone as the protests and the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown threaten business confidence
As the Delta variant fuels infections, the ban on alcohol sales remains, schools will stay closed until 26 July and restaurants may open with limited numbers
Any further extensions of Ters payments will impede the UIF’s ability to pay normal claims for unemployment and parental leave
The programme is slated begin on 19 July, the date on which most Covid-19 restrictions in the UK are set to be lifted
More than 191 000 people were vaccinated on Thursday the daily target for next week is 250 00, says the health department
A local analysis found early evidence of promising protective effects of the Pfizer vaccine in South Africa — even among those who had received only one dose
South Africa makes up 37% of the continent’s virus caseload, with more than two-million infections
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
The global brewer paid billions to gain a foothold in South Africa, but the deal wasn’t all it was cracked up to be
The level four lockdown may have been too late for Gauteng but other provinces will benefit from stricter measures
The Covid-19 J&J and Pfizer vaccines remain effective in protecting against severe sickness and hospitalisation
The national coronavirus command council explained why additional restrictions were placed on the entire country
SA’s lockdown regulations are tightening to better curb the spread of Covid-19, amid concerns that the Delta variant could drive a surge of infections
As the Delta variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly across the country, government places South Africa on an adjusted level 4 lockdown
Which variants have been detected in SA and how do they differ? Each form of the virus behaves slightly differently and could affect what the pandemic looks like. We break it down.