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During the Covid-19 pandemic, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority had to speed up its approval of new medicines while still ensuring that they were safe and effective. (Photo by Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
COVID 19

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?

  • Aisha Abdool Karim
  • Joan Van Dyk
9 min read
Citizens receive Covid-19 vaccine at the Gautrain Sandton Station pop-up vaccination site on September 10, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to reports Gauteng health department has instituted Covid-19 pop-up vaccination sites to meet the demand and to reach as many people as possible. (Photo by Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
COVID 19

Covid-19 vaccines still protect against severe illness from the Omicron variant

The vast majority of hospital admissions in Gauteng are of unvaccinated people, data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases shows

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
Sister Merinda Ludick was one of the first people in the country to receive the vaccine on 17 February. The wider vaccine roll-out is scheduled to begin in the middle of May. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Lulama Zenzile)
501Y V2 VARIANT

Covid vaccine: Six things you need to know about the jabs

SA is on the verge of rolling out Covid-19 vaccines, but can we vaccinate children and pregnant women, and which jabs work against the 501Y.V2 variant?

  • Mia Malan
  • Gopolang Makou
13 min read
ANTOINETTE MIRIC

A survival kit for healthcare workers, before the Covid-19 third wave hits

Doctors and nurses are dog-tired, depressed and anxious. Experts share some tips on how to cope

  • Chris Bateman
6 min read