Younger people are less likely to be accepting of these vaccines than older people On August 18, the Centre for Social Change, University of Johannesburg (UJ) in collaboration with the Developmental, Ethical and Capable State research…
You can also buy a certificate proving that you’ve had the vaccine, even if you haven’t Article from Interesting Engineering Fabienne Lang The cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky, uncovered that doses of COVID-19 vaccines are being sold on the…
‘These vaccines came through with an expiry date in April, which we only identified upon arrival,” said health DDG Anban Pillay It was only when the first million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine arrived at OR Tambo…
As a result, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize confirmed that the vaccination rollout would be halted It’s “largely disappointing news”: the AstraZeneca vaccine that arrived in SA last week is not particularly effective against mild to…
Government will launch a vaccine database to enrol and assist those receiving shots against Covid-19. Health minister Zweli Mkhize said those eligible for a vaccine dose, in the phase starting with health workers most at risk, will…
From National Employers Association of South Africa (Neasa) This is the latest news from Neasa following the President’s address at last evening’s Familly Meeting: The President, last night, discussed the Alert Level 3 lockdown…
REUTERS via TimesLIVE South Africa’s two biggest pharmacy chains Clicks Group and Dis-Chem Pharmacies said they plan to offer Covid-19 shots at their stores and provide storage and distribution facilities in the vaccine rollout programme…
TIMESLIVE Sipokazi Fokazi Local public health experts have raised concerns about the bulk-buying of potential Covid-19 vaccines by rich nations, arguing that this could further delay access to these life-saving shots by developing…
Prof Shabir Madhi‚ director of the SA Medical Research Council’s Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Analytics research unit‚ has warned South Africans against being complacent as the historic Covid-19 vaccination trial kicks off. Madhi…
In a major milestone for the country‚ the continent and the global fight against the pandemic the first participants from across Africa will be vaccinated this week in a SA trial as the world searches for a prevention against acquiring…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it was moving to update its guidelines on treating people stricken with Covid-19 to reflect results of a clinical trial that showed a cheap, common steroid can help save critically ill patients.…
Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday it would bring forward by two months human trials of its potential Covid-19 vaccine to the second half of July, as the drugmaker rushes to develop a shot for the contagious respiratory disease. The…
Oxford University said on Friday it is recruiting thousands of volunteers for the next phase in human trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it says are “progressing very well”. Up to 10,260 adults and children will be enrolled as it…
Any vaccine to fight the new coronavirus will not be ready for use for at least two years, the CEO of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, which no longer makes vaccines itself, said. Novartis sold its vaccine business in 2015 to…
World leaders past and present insisted on Thursday that any eventual Covid-19 vaccines and treatments should be made available to everyone, free of charge. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan…
