Vaccine Roll Out
latest news & developments
More than 7-million expired Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines could be wasted by July
Vaccine hesitancy, corruption, and conspiracy theories and disinformation slow down uptake of Covid-19 vaccines
Covid-19 Boosters: Why time is not enough to get people to line up for their next shot
You can now mix and match boosters and also get them sooner. But what’s the science behind it?
Covid-19 in South Africa: Which approach should we take now?
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…
The Gospel According to Saint MoMo
If the former chief justice can cure HIV/Aids, surely he can unvaccinate the vaccinated? But not before he’s president
Editorial: The West dithers, but South Africa has to take some responsibility for this wave
We can’t bury our heads in the sand: there is no way to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic other than vaccination. South Africa — and the rest of Africa — still has a long way to go
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…
Ramaphosa hits the right notes as he urges Cosatu to continue to support the ANC
Cosatu meets to deliberate on its support for the governing party in the upcoming local government elections
Pfizer vaccine approved for children older than 12, but roll-out not yet on the way
Vulnerable older groups remain a priority for the health department, so no Covid-19 jabs for children for now
What we know about the C.1.2 Covid variant, so far
Experts studying the new variant, C.1.2, are surprised by its substantial mutations but are confident current vaccines will be effective against it
The North West merry-go-round
Hesitancy is this week’s theme: from white men who don’t want a jab, to Bushy Maape, who doesn’t seem all that keen on his new job
Young people can begin getting Covid-19 jabs from Friday 20 August
Previously, the government had said people aged between 18 and 35 years would be eligible to be vaccinated only from September
Vaccine hesitancy, inequality hinder SA’s vaccine roll-out
‘Red light’ as numbers getting vaccinated dips because most don’t people don’t have medical aid or are victims of misinformation — and health department needs to ‘improve user…
Vaccine passports, masks and herd immunity. Bhekisisa asks Dr Anthony Fauci
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’
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…
Covid: Masks, sanitisers the future norm
Even if herd immunity is finally reached in South Africa, non-pharmaceutical measures are necessary