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Seychelles becomes the first African country to roll out Covid-19 vaccine
Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands off the east coast of Africa, on Sunday became the first African country to…
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President Ramaphosa’s address leaves South Africans wary of Covid-19 vaccine
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on Monday evening has heightened the emotions around the Covid-19 vaccine debate and added to the…
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Trade union heads to court over COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Trade union solidarity is approaching the courts to try to stop the government from being the sole buyer of a…
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AfriForum and Solidarity threaten legal action over Covid-19 vaccines
CIVIL society group Afriforum and trade union Solidarity have threatened to take legal action over the government’s decision to be…
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Dis-Chem offering to distribute COVID-19 vaccine
Dis-Chem will be offering drive-through vaccine shots when they become available in South Africa. The company currently offers COVID-19 testing…
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Convicted murderers, child molesters & rapists to get Covid-19 vaccine first in SA – Government speaks
Government’s announcement that convicted and awaiting trial prisoners — including murderers, child molesters and rapists — will be among the…
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Nehawu welcomes securing of Covid-19 vaccine
Nehawu has welcomed the announcement by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize that the country would receive around one million doses of…
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SA to receive 1m vaccine doses in January – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize
One million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine will be rolled out this January. This was announced by Health Minister Zweli…
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Government sets Covid-19 vaccine cost at R20.6 billion for main rollout
South Africa laid out a long-awaited plan to distribute Covid-19 vaccines, saying it will cost 20.6 billion rand ($1.4 billion)…
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COVID-19 vaccine: Government warned against corruption
Legal experts and civil society groups are warning government to make sure the vaccine rollout is not hampered by corruption.…
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SA offered a discount on Covid-19 vaccines – but Ramaphosa’s office says it’s still too much
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE offered to supply South Africa with their Covid-19 vaccine at a discounted $10 a dose,…
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Over 40m South Africans targeted for COVID-19 vaccine
More than 40 million South Africans, are targeted to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year. That’s…
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Govt dropped the ball in securing COVID-19 vaccine – Dr Aslam Dasoo
The South African government has dropped the ball in securing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Dr Aslam Dasoo from the…
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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize briefs media on COVID-19 vaccine
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize briefs media on the governments plan on the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. He says the government…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa urged to fire officials who caused Covid-19 vaccine delays
Some of South Africa’s most senior medical leaders and academics have called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire government officials…
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Civil society organisations call for fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
Civil society is pleading with the government to provide the Covid-19 vaccine quicker. The C-19 People’s Coalition wants to meet…
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COVID-19 in SA: When can we expect the vaccine?
The Health Department is insisting it’s doing everything possible to secure a COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa but it looks…
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Cosatu hits out at government over COVID-19 vaccine delay
Cosatu is shocked by government’s delay in acquiring the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine was set to arrive in the first…
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COVID-19 Vaccine: Government urged to be transparent
South Africa is expected to release details of its Covid-19 Vaccine trials in January. The massive global rollout of an…
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SA pays deposit to secure COVID-19 vaccine
South Africa has paid the deposit to secure the COVID-19 vaccine. This after the country missed the December 15 deadline.…
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COVID-19 vaccines will be safe, says SAMRC
The South African Medical Research Council says any COVID-19 vaccine given to the public will be safe. It says all…
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Senegal to receive first doses of Covid-19 vaccine in March
Senegal will receive its first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in March, according to Dr Mamadou Ndiaye, the director of…
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Health dept assures SA COVID-19 vaccine plan still on track
The health department on Thursday said the delayed payment on the COVAX programme would not derail South Africa’s efforts in…
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South Africans warned not to expect COVID-19 vaccine anytime soon
Public health experts are warning South Africans not to hold their breath for a COVID-19 vaccine in the first half…
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WHO in talks with Pfizer and Moderna on COVID-19 vaccine access
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday it is in discussions with Pfizer and Moderna about possibly including their high-tech…
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Minister Naledi Pandor calls for equal access to COVID-19 vaccine
The COVID-19 vaccine should be available to everyone if we’re serious about fighting the pandemic. That’s the word from International…
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Rwanda’s health minister says country is ready to receive Covid-19 vaccine
Rwandan Minister of Health Daniel Ngamije has on Sunday announced that Rwanda was ready to receive AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines…
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Namibia prepares for the arrival of COVID-19 vaccine
Namibia is gearing itself up to receive the much anticipated COVID-19 vaccine. It has appointed a technical team to look…
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Chief Justice has right to pray in whatever manner he deems fit, says expert
Chief Justice is a ‘reverent, religious man’, legal expert says amid vaccine prayer controversy. While Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng continues…
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Ntsiki Mazwai demands Covid-19 vaccine to be tested on leaders first
Ntsiki Mazwai has taken to her social to share her taught on the potential Covid-19 vaccination being distributed in South Africa.…
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Covid-19 vaccine could be airlifted to the UK – Minister
Millions of doses of a Covid-19 vaccine could be airlifted to Britain if ports are snarled up when the Brexit…
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Russia starts distribution of Covid-19 vaccine
Moscow on Saturday began vaccinating workers at high risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus at newly opened clinics across…
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South Africa Expects 1st COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery by Mid-2021
South Africa will probably take its first delivery of coronavirus vaccines by the middle of next year after agreeing on…
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United States expects to begin Covid vaccinations in early December
The United States hopes to begin a sweeping programme of Covid vaccinations in early December, the head of the government…
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West China Hospital’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate enters mid-stage human trial
An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by West China Hospital has entered a mid-stage human test, authorities of China’s southwestern province…
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Coronavirus vaccine: How will poor countries get a fair shot?
Even before the world has found a COVID-19 vaccine, rich countries have staked their claim to the first doses. Here…
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WHO – Whole world must benefit from COVID-19 vaccine
The head of the World Health Organization hailed the rapid progress towards a COVID-19 vaccine but insisted Friday that every…
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China’s Sinovac vaccine trial suspended in Brazil
The Brazilian clinical trial for a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has been suspended after health authorities reported a “severe adverse” incident.…
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Wall Street breaks records on COVID-19 vaccine
US stocks surged higher at the open on Monday, with all three major indices breaking records after Pfizer announced that…
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective in Phase 3 trial
A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 infections in ongoing Phase 3…
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Bangladesh signs deal with India for 30 Million doses of Covid-19 vaccine
Bangladesh signed a deal with the Serum Institute of India on Thursday to buy 30 million doses of potential coronavirus…
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Covid-19 vaccine could be made in SA
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. agreed to make the Covid-19 vaccine candidate being developed by Johnson & Johnson at a factory…
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UK says COVID-19 vaccine roll out could start before Christmas
A COVID-19 vaccine could be rolled out in Britain for some people before Christmas but an early 2021 launch is…
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Iran and Russia discussing joint production of Covid-19 vaccine
IRAN and Russia’s sovereign wealth fund are discussing the joint production of a vaccine against COVID-19, Russian news agencies cited…
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Confusion over US vaccine rollout after President Donald Trump questions CDC chief
Openly contradicting the United States’ top government health expert, President Donald Trump continues to insist that a viable COVID-19 vaccine…
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COVID-19 vaccine should be made available to all countries: President Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says any COVID-19 vaccine must be made available to all countries, even if they can’t afford it.…
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Second COVID-19 vaccine trial begins in South Africa
South Africa will launch clinical trials of a US-developed coronavirus vaccine with 2,900 volunteers this week, the second such study,…
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Russia’s rapid COVID-19 vaccine raises global concern
Russia’s decision to approve a coronavirus shot before crucial tests have shown it’s safe and effective raises worries that politics…
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Russia has developed the first coronavirus vaccine
The first-of-its-kind announcement comes amid international concerns that the country is rushing approval for political purposes. The number of virus…
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COVID-19 : Brazilian health workers volunteer to test most promising vaccine to date
In Brazil, health care workers are on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic in more ways than one, treating…
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