The department of health and experts briefed the media on Sunday, after a study showed the vaccine is not highly effective against the new variant
SA’s one-million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will expire by early April — unless India’s Serum Institute can safely extend their use-by date.
Addressing the Covid-19 health and economic crisis requires international relations based on cooperation, the rule of law, collective action and shared principles
The number of people being trained online will steadily increase
The president has called on the mining industry to follow the Minerals Council of South Africa and play its part in the fight against the virus
Democratic Alliance drags the government to court, demanding a Covid-19 vaccination rollout plan.
The first one million AstraZeneca-vaccines were welcomed at OR Tambo International Airport
As healthcare workers prepare for the arrival of the Covid-19 vaccine, the Eastern Cape is still verifying vaccination sites, which could delay the inoculation process until April
The first batch of vaccines is almost here, but a top government adviser says achieving herd immunity by the end of the year is ‘unrealistic’
Full track and traceability of Covid-19 jabs won’t happen during South Africa’s vaccine roll-out, as the health department has not yet adopted the “overarching” system that would make this possible.
The department of health is also negotiating with manufacturers other than AstraZeneca to secure more than one type of vaccine
There’s more than enough to be suspicious about with Big Pharma, but know your enemy
Africa must use its best minds to negotiate a mutually beneficial economic relationship
The ANC has slammed conspiracy theorists and cautioned against showing complacency towards the deadly virus
The South African Reserve Bank’s MPC has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged, at 3.5%, to let the actions it took last year trickle down into the economy
If herd immunity is reached and life returns to ‘normal’, people may switch spending to things they gave up and the desire to DIY may subside
The pandemic has helped to expose the dire state of Sudan’s healthcare system, which lacks both equipment and medical personnel
Although South Africa’s variant of Covid-19 does not cause more severe illness, the country, according to the president, must be ‘diligent, vigilant and compliant’
The South African law does not make it mandatory for citizens to be vaccinated, and the same will apply for Covid-19 immunisation. But experts say people still have the responsibility not to act recklessly — and they should follow Covid-19 health protocols
In the January 8 statement, Ramaphosa says those who bring the ANC into disrepute will no longer be tolerated
Pharmaceutical companies stand to make billions from the Covid-19 pandemic, but the vaccines they have developed are the fruits of the collective labour of all of humanity.
The health minister has announced a glimmer of hope with SA having secured 1.5-million doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine
A Covid-19 jab could cost hundreds of rands. Or not. It’s anyone’s guess. Could another pandemic almost a century ago hold clues for handling the coronavirus today?
It is important that Africa, along with other regions of the Global South, builds its own vaccine-manufacturing capacity
If distribution of the eventual Covid-19 vaccine occurs along economic and political lines, all countries will remain at risk
In about a year we’re likely to know if a candidate vaccine we’re beginning to test this week is effective against a virus that has devastated our country
Health, debt and hunger are huge threats to the continent’s stability
These institutions are a crucial part of the research and development process that underpins South Africa’s life-and-death fight against the Covid-19 outbreak
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
Our global health is only as strong as our most vulnerable community. The coronavirus pandemic can be defeated — but only if we leave no one behind
Despite the long history of medical racism, any potential Covid-19 vaccines must be tested in Africa — but not only on the continent
New tech is poised to help vaccines last longer and reach many more people with far less fuss