Although the country got off to a slow start, experts are hopeful SA’s Covid-19 inoculation drive will scale up soon
The health minister said supply may be constrained but the department was finalising more vaccine deals
About 80 000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine have arrived in South Africa out of the nine million procured — 300 000 to 500 000 are expected to arrive within two months
Pfizer is accused of bullying Latin American governments by demanding they grant indemnity against potential civil claims relating to the vaccine
It is no good waiting for a vaccine or ivermectin or other miracle cures, we just need to do what we can do now
We spoke to experts, looked at the data and relistened to the health department’s briefings to break down the revised roll-out plan
Waiving intellectual property restrictions on Covid-19 vaccines could help the developing world. But India and South Africa’s pleas are falling on deaf ears
The department of health is also negotiating with manufacturers other than AstraZeneca to secure more than one type of vaccine
The two countries have rolled out China’s Sinopharm vaccine, but data issues are likely to keep some countries from doing the same
Misinformation and a history of health scandals have led to a powerful anti-vax movement, presenting France with a fresh challenge in the pandemic
Steven Brandenburg destroyed vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine because he believed that they were dangerous and could alter human DNA.
More people have died in South Africa from Covid-19 than have been murdered. This hasn’t stopped a misinformation pandemic from trying to misrepresent that reality
As Covid vaccines near the manufacturing stage, a look at two polio vaccines provides valuable historical insights
France, Spain, the European Commission and Britain as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have pledged money for equity in the treatment of Covid-19
The recent announcement of a promising Covid-19 vaccine is good news. But don’t get too excited, cautions Simon Allison: other more affluent countries have already bought up most of the doses, and we do not own the expensive technology necessary to store and transport it
Rhulani Nhlaniki is Pfizer’s cluster lead for sub-Saharan Africa. As Pfizer starts phase III of the clinical trial of their Covid-19 vaccine candidate, he tells Malaikah Bophela that if it is successful, the company will ensure the vaccine will be available to everyone who needs it
The fallouts from unethical experiments include distrust of public health officials and poor participation in research studies by members of vulnerable populations. People involved in vaccine trials must be recognised as partners, rather than pawns
A Tanzanian activist is working tirelessly to make a misunderstood disease visible
Depo-Testosterone has been out of stock since December last year, possibly increasing the risk of serious physical and mental health problems
Succession planning is a critical aspect of any HR activity.
A new combination treatment has been tested in Southern Africa, but it is not available locally.
In a first for the drug industry, Pfizer has said that it will begin selling its erectile dysfunction pill Viagra directly to patients on its website.
Drugmakers’ traditional model is under threat from looming loss of exclusivity on some of the industry’s biggest sellers.
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/ 26 January 2009
Pfizer is buying rival drug maker Wyeth in a -billion deal that will increase its revenue by 50 percent and solidify its No 1 rank in the industry.
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/ 26 January 2009
Pfizer Inc was close to a -billion purchase of US rival Wyeth in a move to diversify its revenue base, sources familiar with the situation said.
The World Health Organisation’s 193 member states on Saturday overcame their deep divisions over intellectual property rules and endorsed a strategy to help improve developing-country access to drugs and medical tests.
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/ 30 October 2007
The head of the Wall Street investment bank Merrill Lynch was on Monday night negotiating a severance package tipped to be as high as -million after a risky strategy of betting billions on American mortgage-backed securities came disastrously unstuck.
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/ 30 September 2007
A court case brought by Nigeria against Pfizer resumes on Tuesday with the United States drug maker saying it answered a call for help to save the lives of African children during a meningitis epidemic. Nigeria alleges Pfizer deceived patients and caused the death of 11 children in 1996 when it performed clinical trials for a new drug.