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‘Call me Tumi’: Meet the young woman who heads SA’s medicines regulator
Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela leads the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) — a public entity few people knew about until the Covid-19 pandemic hit
Discovery sticks to its guns on mandatory vaccination policy
The financial services group says the basis for the continued policy is to provide the safest possible working environment for all employees
No Covid-19 apocalypse in Africa, as WHO expects a steep drop in fatalities
Countries on the continent responded effectively to the virus despite the dire predictions of some in the West
Inequality kills: How race, money and power affect who survives Covid-19
The data from 440 000 Covid-19 patients show that black people in South Africa were far more likely to die than their white counterparts
How one policy change could curb two airborne epidemics in South Africa
South Africa must make dramatic shifts in its Covid-19 prevention strategies to include new evidence that Sars-CoV-2 spreads mainly through the air
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
No need to panic over new Covid-19 variant C.1.2
Experts studying the new variant are surprised by its substantial and unexpected mutations but are confident that current vaccines will be effective against it
Vaccine hesitant? An expert answers questions people have
Safety, side-effects and the jargon-filled scientific information explained for those who have concerns about getting vaccinated
Covid-19 crash course: Everything you need to know about viruses, variants and vaccines
Covid-19 variants are new versions of the virus that are smarter at surviving. But before we can understand what these changed forms mean for vaccines, we first need to go back…
Getting Covid-19 after being vaccinated can happen – but it’s rare. Here’s what we know so far
Vaccines help to reduce the spread of Covid-19, but they are not without shortcomings. Here’s what they can and can’t do
The 30-day rule: Why you have to wait for a vaccine if you’ve recently had Covid
Scientists know that people who have had Covid still benefit from getting vaccinated with at least one shot of the vaccine. But can you get vaccinated while you have Covid?
What are the various Covid-19 vaccines being used in SA and how well do they work?
The vaccines being used to fight the pandemic take at least two weeks after inoculation to become effective — and nonpharmaceutical interventions remain crucial
Rise of the variants: What you need to know about the Delta variant in SA
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
No vaccine superheroes or supervillains: Fix the system
Is Gates a superhero or a supervillain? That’s the wrong question. The right question is: How it is that one person can have so much influence over world health?
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?