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Botswana runs short of second dose Covid-19 vaccine
About 15,000 people in Botswana will not be able to get their second dose of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in time…
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Covid-19: SANDF to begin vaccinating members on Thursday
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will launch its Covid-19 vaccine programme on Thursday. The SANDF said the programme…
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MEC Lesufi: Fake news impeding rollout among teachers
Fake news and myths are some of the reasons why teachers aren’t taking the COVID-19 vaccine according to Gauteng Education…
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Covid-19: Fake news causes 1 000s of teachers to refuse vaccine
Gauteng Department of Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has expressed concerns that almost 10,000 teachers and support staff in the Gauteng…
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COVID-19 vaccine shortage in KZN
Several districts in Kwazulu-Natal have run out of vaccines for teachers. The province has an ambitious plan of inoculating 127,000…
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Covid-19: Walter Sisulu and North West Universities at advanced stages of producing a new vaccine
Walter Sisulu University and North West University have announced that they are at advanced stages of producing a new Covid-19…
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COVID-19: FDA approve release of J&J vaccine drug substance for emergency use
America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it will approve the release of two batches of J&J vaccine drug substance…
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President Ramaphosa warns of vaccine apartheid
President Cyril Ramaphosa has again warned of ‘vaccine apartheid’, where rich countries are hogging the COVID-19 vaccine. He says it…
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Health Minister Mkhize: I am happy with turnout at vaccine sites across SA
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said he was happy with the turnout at all the country’s 87 vaccine sites that opened…
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WHO approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization on Friday approved the first Covid-19 vaccine from China in a bid to boost global immunization…
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President Ramaphosa welcomes US support for Covid-19 vaccine waiver
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the US government’s support for SA and India’s call for a waiver on Covid-19 vaccine…
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Moderna eyes three billion COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2022
US pharmaceutical firm Moderna said Thursday it expects to increase global production of its cutting-edge COVID-19 vaccine to up to…
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Pregnant and breastfeeding women may now get J&J vaccine
The medicines regulator has reversed its decision to exclude pregnant and breastfeeding women from the Sisonke Covid-19 vaccine study, clearing…
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Sahpra recommends pregnant women not to receive Covid-19 vaccine
Pregnant and lactating women should be excluded from the Johnson & Johnson Sisonke vaccination programme at this stage, according to…
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Health Minister Mkhize says J&J vaccine rollout to resume soon
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has reassured the nation the Johnson & Johnson roll-out will resume soon. The COVID-19 vaccine’s rollout…
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Government to give go-ahead for Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Government plans to resume the vaccination of healthcare workers with the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Wednesday. This is…
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People over 60 requested to start registering for COVID-19 vaccine
If you’re over 60, you can now register for the COVID-19 vaccination. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has opened the Electronic…
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Calls to pause Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine use over blood clotting concerns
U.S. health officials recommended a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine on concerns about rare and…
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China gives 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Cameroon
Cameroon received a gift of 200,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine against COV ID-19 on Sunday, state television reported. The…
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No free vaccine jabs for foreigners in Zimbabwe
No free vaccine jab for foreigners in Zimbabwe. This was said by President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday at State House during…
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African leaders to discuss COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing
COVID-19 vaccination programmes have taken off across Africa, with a specific focus on healthcare workers to help fight the coronavirus…
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You can register online for Covid-19 vaccine from April 16
South Africans will be able to electronically register to be vaccinated against the coronavirus from April 16 through the Electronic…
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Systems in place to produce 31m COVID-19 vaccine in SA: Aspen
Aspen says systems are in place for the production of 31-million Covid-19 vaccine jabs at its plant in the Eastern…
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Thailand urges calm after death of Covid-19 vaccine recipient
Thai health officials rushed to calm public fears on Friday after confirming a man had died 10 days after receiving…
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President Ramaphosa’s Full Speech: Human Rights Day address
Fellow South Africans, We are commemorating Human Rights Day almost exactly a year since the coronavirus pandemic was declared a…
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Covid-19 vaccine to be produced in SA
Cape Town-based biopharmaceutical company Biovac announced on Thursday that it has formed a local manufacturing partnership with US-based immunotherapy company…
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DP Mabuza: We’ll wait for SIU findings on tender allegations against Minister Zweli Mkhize
COVID-19 irregularities involving Health Minister Zweli Mkhize were among the topics raised with Deputy President David Mabuza on Wednesday. Mabuza…
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South Africa approves another COVID-19 vaccine
Another COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in South Africa. The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has approved…
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US drug distributors urge government to boost Covid-19 vaccine supply network
Three major U.S. drug distributors have requested the government to expand the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain network as the country…
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New Facebook tool shows you where to get a COVID-19 vaccine
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that the company would launch a campaign to bring 50 million people closer to…
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Health Department sets up 50 more inoculation sites throughout SA
The Department of Health on Sunday said 50 more inoculation sites have been identified as more front-line health workers line…
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President Lazarus Chakwera to get Covid-19 vaccine first in Malawi
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has become the first Malawian to be vaccinated against Covid-19. He received his first jab of…
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President Ramaphosa bemoans rise of nationalism
President Cyril Ramaphosa has raised concerns about the rise of nationalism in the world. He said this is becoming evident…
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President Muhammadu Buhari calls for Nigerians to follow his vaccine lead
President Muhammadu Buhari had his first Covid-19 vaccine shot on Saturday, part of a bid to boost public confidence as…
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Don’t waste the hope of vaccines, warns WHO
Covax will distribute 14.4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to 31 more countries next week, the WHO said Friday as it…
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COVID-19 vaccine a big relief for healthcare workers
It’s a jab of relief for private healthcare workers as inoculations get underway. Thirteen private hospitals across the country have…
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WC to investigate allegations of vaccine queue jumping
The Western Cape Department of Health will be investigating allegations that some people have skipped the queue for their Covid-19…
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Dolly Parton gets Covid-19 vaccine
Dolly Parton has had the first dose of her Covid-19 vaccine, which she helped fund. The “9 To 5” hitmaker…
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Angola first country in southern and East Africa to receive vaccines via Covax initiative
Angola today became the first country in Eastern and Southern Africa region to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX…
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China to provide Afghanistan with 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
China has pledged to deliver 400,000 doses of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine to Afghanistan, Afghan officials said on Monday, in a…
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Nigeria expects first 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX next week – WHO
Nigeria is expecting its first 4 million doses of coronavirus vaccines next week from the global COVID-19 vaccine for poor…
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Push for better COVID-19 vaccine access as the world cautiously looks ahead
Some of the world’s most powerful countries issued a rare unified call for better vaccine access for poorer nations on…
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The second batch of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines has arrived
The next batch of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines has arrived. A South African Airways flight bringing the 80,000 vaccines…
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Rich countries need to donate COVID vaccines to African countries, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said rich countries needed to donate vaccines to African countries, which were battling to obtain vaccines. He…
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No country must be left behind in accessing Covid-19 vaccine: President Cyril Ramaphosa
The world must unite to ensure that no person, no country and no region must be left behind in getting…
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Cape Town doctors hopeful after receiving COVID-19 vaccine
Private GPs in the Western Cape are excited now that they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 1,200 health workers had…
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WC sidesteps national government to approach vaccine manufacturers
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde on Wednesday announced that the provincial government would embark on a procurement process to acquire…
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Sibanye-Stillwater to buy own COVID-19 vaccine doses for workers
Sibanye-Stillwater is buying its own COVID-19 vaccines for its workers. The largest private-sector employer in the country plans to vaccinate…
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Nehawu and Denosa hail vaccine rollout, calls on govt to acquire more doses
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has called upon the government to acquire more Covid-19 vaccine doses…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa says COVID-19 vaccine rollout will be effective
President Cyril Ramaphosa is confident the country’s vaccination programme will be smooth sailing. He has hailed the country’s health systems…
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