Sisonke Trial

SA teens, you’re next in the queue for a vaccine — no parental permission required

Teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 will be able to register to receive their Covid-19 jab from 20 October. This group will be given only one dose of the Pfizer vaccine, for…

Bhekisisa Team

13 min read

Simon Ntsiman gets his vaccination shot at the FF Robeiro Clinic at Sammy Marks Square vaccination site on May 25, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa. This forms part of phase 1 b and phase 2 rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. Under phase 2, citizens aged 60 and above and other vulnerable groups are eligible to get the jab, while healthcare workers who were not vaccinated during phase 1 of the rollout may still do so under phase 1 b. The Gauteng province increased vaccination sites in an effort to ramp up vaccination drive. (Photo by Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

ALEX WELTE

27 MAY 2021

Slow registration delays South Africa’s vital vaccine roll-out

This has resulted in demand exceeding supply — or vice versa — at many vaccination sites

Chris Bateman

4 min read

BHEKISISA

9 MAY 2021

How rare is very rare? Your questions about blood clots – answered

How rare is rare? How are the blood clots from the vaccine trial unusual? How are symptoms tracked?

Aisha Abdool Karim
Joan Van Dyk

9 min read