The vaccines being used to fight the pandemic take at least two weeks after inoculation to become effective — and nonpharmaceutical interventions remain crucial
More than 191 000 people were vaccinated on Thursday the daily target for next week is 250 00, says the health department
South Africa makes up 37% of the continent’s virus caseload, with more than two-million infections
Afraid, Ntokozweni villagers looked over the hills at people burying loved ones ‘but now they are free’
Stop those rambling family meetings, in which the public is treated like a child, and let us ask you questions
The country needs to ensure that they use the 4 million doses of vaccines they have in the space of the next two weeks, and not two months
It’s not only Big Pharma that uses people’s fears and illness to boost profits. A company’s billboard on the M5 near Cape Town is doing the same
Africa is nowhere near achieving the promises of the African Charter, which only underscores its importance
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
People who have had Covid-19 in the past 30 days or who have had a flu shot in the past 14 days will be vaccinated at a later date
South Africa has doubled the interval for the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. We take a look at what other countries have done and the evidence for the move
More than half a million basic education-sector workers are set to receive the vaccination in the next two weeks
Johnson & Johnson plans to replace our two-million unusable vaccines by July. The vaccines are unsuitable for use and must be destroyed, while the country’s vaccination programme is behind schedule
An estimated two-thirds of malaria deaths are among children under the age of five, most of them in Africa.
Elize Parker took matters into her own hands by doing a Covid-19 walk-in, after she didn’t get her confirmation SMS
Vaccine roll-out will be easier now that Pfizer confirms the lifespan of its Covid-19 vaccine in a refrigerator is more than six times longer than first estimated
The only way to book an appointment for a Covid-19 jab is to register on the government’s electronic vaccination system
After many delays, this coming week’s first vaccine recipients can only expect to have immunity by 4 June at the earliest.
Careful planning is needed to ensure doses are safely distributed across the country
How rare is rare? How are the blood clots from the vaccine trial unusual? How are symptoms tracked?
The first shipment of Pfizer vaccines has reached the country after tense negotiations between manufacturers and the government
The opioid crisis in the US saw its beginnings in Big Pharma, one of which makes a Covid vaccine
Cabinet has lifted the suspension on its Sisonke vaccination programme after calling a halt due to health concerns. But reviewed data has now led to a recommendation that the programme continues
In the rare event that you experience a severe side-effect as a result of Covid-19 vaccines, this fund will pay you out
Thursday. It’s Day 385 of the Covid-19 lockdown. Like most of my fellow South Africans, I’m wondering when, if ever, it will be my turn to get vaccinated. There’s no real answer coming from President Cyril Ramaphosa — or Health Minister Zweli Mkhize — at this stage. Lots of ifs, buts and maybes. There are […]
South Africa opts to voluntarily suspend its vaccination programme following advice from US health authorities after a rare blood clot development.
A group of scientists has criticised the decision to sell SA’s AstraZeneca vaccine and says herd immunity mean vaccines will play a lesser role
The government’s vaccine of choice will be Johnson & Johnson for the moment, the minister tells MPs
But 27% of the chief executives canvassed report being ‘not concerned at all’ or ‘not very concerned’ about climate change
The health minister said supply may be constrained but the department was finalising more vaccine deals
In the middle of the crisis lies a world of opportunities on which we can capitalise
Private doctors and civilians have been exploiting gaps in the public health system to get vaccinated