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TB talks: Will #UNGA78 change these three lives?
In the past five years, none of the targets political leaders adopted after the previous round of high-level discussions on the fight against tuberculosis at the United Nations…
It’s your last shot at the Pfizer vaccine before the roll-out changes
Just under a third of South Africa’s Pfizer vaccines are set to expire by July, so the health department is trying to increase uptake of the doses and donate spare shots
Wait, donate, demolish: Why millions of South Africa’s vaccines will never be used
Children aged five to 11 get smaller doses of the Pfizer vaccine than adults. That means the government will have to buy new vials to vaccinate this age group but the health…
Africa in brief: 11-18 September
Your Africa updates: What happened on the continent this past week
J&J’s failure to deliver adequate Covid-19 doses to South Africa is nothing new
South Africa is still awaiting millions of Covid-19 vaccines from Johnson & Johnson even though the country contributed to its research through the Ensemble and Sisonke studies
Low vaccination rates due to access issues and misinformation
Vaccine acceptance has risen to 72%, but inequality remains the biggest stumbling block for poor people’s access to the jab
Two-million new J&J jabs to come within two weeks, says Aspen
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…
South Africa can now keep Pfizer jabs in a bar fridge for a month
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
How to get your Covid-19 vaccine
Since the start of 2020 the country has paused its roll-out twice, swapped AstraZeneca jabs for Pfizer’s and Johnson & Johnson’s and now phase two has started
Your guide to side effects: What you can expect after a Covid-19 jab
Soon, South Africa will start with its mass vaccine roll-out. We take a look at what to expect when you get vaccinated.
State of play after 400 days of South African lockdown
With about 1.5-million infections and 54 000 deaths, Covid-19 is still very much part of our lives as the state works to boost vaccinations
Mkhize: South Africa won’t end up in India-like Covid third wave crisis
The department of health briefed parliament on South Africa’s readiness for a possible third Covid-19 wave, as members’ expressed concerns in light of India’s surge in…
Paddy Harper’s on the Rastazenica vaccine
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…
The many failures of the flight that fetched SA’s vaccines
After not flying for a year, SAA nearly botches humanitarian flight to Brussels — among other infringements — and then delays reporting the issue
The Covid-19 inoculation target may be revised, says Mkhize
The health minister said supply may be constrained but the department was finalising more vaccine deals