President Cyril Ramaphosa is urging local leaders on a government, community and business level to support the upcoming Vooma Vaccination Weekend in order to help increase the national vaccination rate. According to the department of…
PHILANI NOMBEMBE The health department has urged parents to discuss the benefits of Covid-19 vaccination with their children. This comes as the department prepares to roll out its programme for vaccination of children aged 12-17. In a…
PAUL ASH Children between the ages of 12 and 17 years will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations from October 20. Speaking at the weekly Covid-19 briefing on Friday, health minister Joe Phaahla said the electronic registration system…
STAFF REPORTER South Africa recorded 4,623 new cases of Covid-19 infections and 102 deaths over the past 24 hours, the health department said late Wednesday, as it provided an update of the country’s vaccination programme. The…
NONKULULEKO NJILO SA is considering a “no-fault compensation fund” and the introduction of Covid-19 vaccine passports, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday. The minister said while the focus was on ramping up the current…
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…
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…
STAFF REPORTER As the government’s efforts to secure supplies of Covid-19 vaccines find growing success, the Treasury is considering raising taxes as one of several possible mechanisms to fund the biggest vaccination drive in SA’s…
