Virus

Six bird species have been infected on the remote sub-Antarctic island

The provincial health department ordered the schools to shut their doors after about 100 pupils were infected with the virus, as well as influenza B

Environmental waste, especially pharmaceuticals and toxins, needs high-level action to stop its major contribution to antimicrobial resistance

Water in the country’s drains can pick up a spike in Covid-19 cases or a threatening new variant in time for clinics to prepare for an influx of patients

Only 18 countries are using dexamethasone, while tocilizumab and sarilumab can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars a dose

What’s been happening on the continent this week?

Safety, side-effects and the jargon-filled scientific information explained for those who have concerns about getting vaccinated

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…

The vaccines being used to fight the pandemic take at least two weeks after inoculation to become effective — and nonpharmaceutical interventions remain crucial

Conspiracy theorists abuse emotive topics to suck the air out of legitimate debate and further their own sinister agendas

The Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism and James Oatway visited George Mukhari academic hospital to document the second-wave realities experienced by doctors and nurses