An upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the Northern Cape, North West and Free State has been flagged by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). “The team is working with the respective provinces to ascertain whether the rise in…
UNATHI NKANJENI The second move to level 1 lockdown has been met with mixed reactions online. On Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country would be moving to level 1 after two months of being in adjusted level 3. During…
IAVAN PIJOOS The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) said it would evaluate data received for Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine. Sahpra CEO Boitumelo Semete said the data would be evaluated for safety, quality and efficacy…
Researchers on Wednesday urged governments to delay administering the second dose of Pfizer Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine, which they said had an efficacy of 92.6% after the first dose. The researchers, Danuta Skowronski and Gaston De Serres,…
UNATHI NKANJENI The arrival of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine in SA has been welcomed by many online. The first delivery of 80,000 J&J vaccines arrived on Tuesday at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and has been…
IVAN PIJOOS Close to 3,000 pupils did not return to school last year after the imposition of the March lockdown due to Covid-19 fears, Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has disclosed. Lesufi said the school districts would be…
IAVAN PIJOOS The cabinet has approved the extension of the national state of disaster until March 15. Next month will be one year since the national state of disaster was first implemented in SA. In a statement on Wednesday, the…
SHONISANI TSHIKALANGE Vaccinating as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, is critical for saving SA’s economy, businesses, and livelihoods — all while boosting social development. This is according to speakers at a…
BHONGO JACOB A new study from two Eastern Cape medics shows that 91.9% of staff at Cecilia Makiwane and Frere hospitals will take the Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available in the province in the next few weeks. But despite a high…
IAVAN PIJOOS The electronic vaccine data system self-registration portal is up and running with more than 34,000 health-care workers already registering for the vaccine, the national department of health said on Wednesday. Health minister…
ZIMASA MATIWANE 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…
ZIMASA MATIWANE President Cyril Ramaphosa and his deputy David Mabuza will on Monday afternoon receive SA’s first tranche of Covid-19 vaccines. They will be accompanied by health minister Zweli Mkhize, acting minister in the presidency…
CLAIRE KEETON People fear Covid-19. But many South Africans are also scared of the vaccines that have been proved to offer protection against the virus. An infodemic of false information, particularly on social media, has targeted those…
The South African Veterinary Association (SAVA) has called on government to include veterinarians in the current Covid-19 vaccination roll-out plan. According to SAVA, Regulation 43148 published on March 25 2020 includes veterinary…
The decision by the department of basic education (DBE) to delay the re-opening of schools until February 15 has been met with heavy debate from all sides of the country. Speaking to the press on Friday, DBE deputy minister Dr Reginah…
