MPs split on Covid-19 roll out as Zweli Mkhize allays their concerns
Health minister Zweli Mkhize's attempts to reassure parliament of the efficiency of SA's Covid-19 vaccine rollout strategy has been met with mixed views among MPs, who either applauded or...
South Africa halts AstraZeneca jab over new strain
South Africa has put its roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on hold after a study showed "disappointing" results against its new Covid variant.
Scientists say the strain accounts for 90%...
Pfizer expects to make $15 billion in sales from its Covid-19 vaccine in 2021
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South Africa will use online platform to track COVID-19 vaccination
Government will use an electronic system to keep track of everyone who gets the COVID-19 vaccine as South Africa gears up for its historical mass vaccination.
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Lesufi ‘shocked’ over R431m dodgy spending to sanitise Gauteng schools
The Gauteng education department has vowed to take action after a report revealed allegedly dodgy spending of about R431m for the decontamination, deep-cleaning and sanitising of schools.
The report, which...
40,000 now dead from Covid-19 in SA, but Mkhize says ‘promising evidence’ that second...
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Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Friday night that there was “promising evidence” that the Covid-19 second wave was on the decline.
Mkhize said on Friday that 11,761...
LA County hospitals forced to make ‘tough decisions’ as Covid kills someone about every...
The Covid-19 outbreak is so bad in Los Angeles County, ambulances have to wait hours to drop patients at emergency rooms.
Hospital beds are being crammed into gift shops, cafeterias...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan declares a ‘major incident’ as hospitals in city overwhelmed with...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a "major incident" in the UK capital as the city's hospitals verge on becoming overwhelmed with Covid patients.Khan said the number of coronavirus...
SA company gets R900 million to develop rapid Covid-19 test – using tobacco plants
Research into plant-based rapid diagnostic Covid-19 test kits, which aim to provide an affordable alternative to developing nations, has been given a major financial boost from Europe to the...
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine becomes the third shot approved for use in the UK
The UK approved Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine Friday, making it the third coronavirus shot to be rolled out in the country.
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