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Pfizer shares sink after it resets 2024 COVID expectations
Pfizer on Wednesday forecast 2024 sales that could be as much as $5 billion below Wall Street expectations, a move…
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Covid-19 in SA: Vaccine hesitancy persists as virus spreads
As Covid-19 continues to spread, giving rise to new variants, South Africans are still disseminating misinformation and expressing doubts about…
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US pharmaceutical Pfizer to sell more drugs at cost to poor nations
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced on Tuesday that it will greatly expand the number of medicines and vaccines it sells…
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Western Cape Health Dept trying any and all means to get people vaccinated against COVID
The Western Cape Health Department says it’s tried any and all means possible to get as many people vaccinated against…
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Pfizer expiry date extended
The expiry date for millions of COVID-19 vaccines has been extended. More than 8.5 million Pfizer doses were up for…
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DoH: People over 50 now eligible for additional Pfizer COVID booster shot
People aged 50 and older are now eligible for an additional booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 jab. The Health…
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Pfizer offers to sell medicines at cost to poorest countries
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Wednesday said it would sell its patented drugs on a not-for-profit basis to the world’s…
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Health Department explains move to destroy over 90 000 COVID vaccine doses
The Department of Health said that it had been flooded with inquiries since announcing that more than 80,000 COVID-19 vaccines…
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COVID: Pfizer pledges R255 million investment into manufacturing vaccines in SA
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer says with South Africa’s excellent research and development environment, it was an ideal country to invest in…
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Health Dept: Fewer South Africans showing up for their first COVID jabs
There’s been a drop in the number of people getting their first COVID-19 shots. The Health Department said that following…
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New health laws being drawn up to end state of disaster
South Africa is poised to get its life back as the country prepares to move away from the national state…
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South Africa reduces intervals between COVID vaccine jabs & allows mixing of booster shots
South Africans older than 18 can now mix their COVID-19 vaccine booster dose. The Health Department has announced that adults…
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COVID-19: Pfizer and J&J booster shots available now
Pfizer and J&J booster vaccines are now available to the public. People are eligible for the Pfizer booster six months…
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South Africa records 5 604 new COVID cases, 41 deaths
Forty-one more people have died in South Africa after contracting the coronavirus. These fatalities, recorded over the past 24-hour reporting…
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COVID-19: J&J booster shot available
The Health Department is ready to roll out J&J booster shots. To qualify for the booster the single-dose shot should…
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COVID-19 booster shot rollout approved in SA — Here’s when you can get it
The Department of Health has approved the implementation of Covid-19 vaccine booster doses for those who have received their initial…
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United States regulator authorises Merck’s COVID pill
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized Merck’s COVID pill for high-risk adults amid a winter surge…
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COVID-19 infections in SA decrease but death toll rises
There has been a decrease in South Africa’s daily COVID-19 infection rate, but the death toll has risen dramatically over…
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Pfizer and Moderna working on modified boosters to fight Omicron
At a plant nestled along a highway 20 miles north of Boston, hundreds of Pfizer Inc. workers are gearing up…
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Registration open for second Pfizer dose for 12 to 17-year-olds
Children aged 12 to 17 years old can now register for a Pfizer booster shot. SMS messages have been sent…
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It’s about work safety – Dis-Chem on implementing mandatory jab policy
With no decision taken by the government yet on whether COVID-19 vaccines should be made mandatory, Dis-Chem Pharmacies on Thursday…
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Pfizer vaccine provides partial protection against Omicron
Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine provides less immunity to the omicron variant than to other major versions of Covid-19, according to laboratory…
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Fewer returning for second jab in KZN, says Premier Zikalala
Young people in KwaZulu-Natal are not returning for a second Covid-19 jab. Premier Sihle Zikalala says this is concerning. He…
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Gauteng epicentre of COVID infections as South Africa records 4 373 new cases
South Africa’s daily coronavirus infections continue climbing, with 4,373 tests coming back positive over the past 24-hour reporting cycle, with…
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Pfizer CEO says they’re already working on Covid vaccine targeting Omicron
Pfizer has already started working on a version of its COVID-19 vaccine specifically targeting the new Omicron variant in case…
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South Africa delays delivery of new batch of Covid-19 vaccines due to oversupply
South Africa has asked Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer to delay delivery of COVID-19 vaccines because it now has too…
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Pfizer says COVID-19 shot 100% effective in adolescents after 4 months
Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday their Covid-19 vaccine remained 100 percent effective in children 12 to 15 years old, four…
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Pfizer to sell 10 million COVID-19 treatments to US for $5.3 billion
Pfizer said Thursday it will sell 10 million Covid-19 treatment courses for Covid-19 to the US government for $5.3 billion,…
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South Africa records 566 new COVID-19 cases & 11 more deaths
There’s been a spike in South Africa’s daily COVID-19 infections, with 566 tests coming back positive over the past 24…
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COVID pill 89% effective against severe disease, says Pfizer
Pfizer said on Friday that a clinical trial of its pill to treat COVID-19 had shown it is highly effective.…
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South Africa records 300 new COVID cases, 11 deaths
Eleven more people have died after contracting the virus, taking South Africa’s known death toll to 88,925. Over the past…
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COVID-19: Sama wants boosters for health workers
The South African Medical Association is calling for COVID-19 booster shots for healthcare workers. Sama’s national chairperson, Dr Angelique Coetzee…
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Gauteng Premier urges parties to promote vaccination while on campaign trails
Gauteng Premier David Makhura has urged political parties to use their election campaigns to promote vaccination. On Monday, the premier…
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COVID-19: Pfizer asks for US authorization of vaccine for ages 5-11
US drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday it has formally requested emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine in children age five…
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Over 40% of Western Cape’s adults vaccinated – health department
More than 40% of the eligible population in the Western Cape has received the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine or…
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COVID-19: J&J asks US FDA to authorize booster shots of vaccine
Drug maker Johnson & Johnson asked the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday to authorize booster shots of its…
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Pfizer launches mRNA flu vaccine trial
US pharmaceutical company Pfizer said Monday it had begun a clinical trial to test an influenza vaccine designed with the…
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Pfizer begins large trial to test its anti-Covid-19 pill
Pfizer has said it had begun a middle-to-late stage clinical trial of a pill to stave off Covid in people…
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South Africa delegation to meet with UK counterparts over red list status
A seven-person South African delegation is set to meet with UK scientists on Monday on why South Africa remains on…
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President Ramaphosa reiterates calls for equitable vaccine distribution
President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again reiterated calls for equitable vaccine distribution. Ramaphosa was speaking at the 76th session of…
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Pfizer vaccine safe for children — Study
Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE said their Covid-19 vaccine was safe and produced strong antibody responses in children ages…
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United States medical experts to vote on Pfizer Covid boosters
US medical experts will meet Friday to debate and vote on the controversial question of giving out booster doses of…
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15 000 J&J COVID jabs available in Gauteng
Gauteng has received 15,000 J&J vaccines. The vaccines will be saved for informal settlements and remote areas where it’s difficult…
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No need to fear COVID-19 vaccine for children: Paediatric Association
Parents have nothing to fear about their children getting the COVID-19 vaccine. That is the word from the South African…
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COVID-19: Teens get first jab as Sinovac opens vaccine trial in SA
The vaccine trial of children and adolescents has got underway in South Africa. The country is among a handful taking…
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COVID-19: Pfizer vaccine in final stages of full approval in SA
The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has reached the final stages of full approval in the country according to the South African…
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Covid-19 has much higher blood clot risk than Pfizer shots
A coronavirus infection presents a much higher risk of developing a blood clot than the first dose of either the…
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COVID-19: Government reserves single dose J&J jab for rural areas & elderly at Sassa pay points
The health department has said they were now saving the Johnson & Johnson vaccines for the rural areas and the…
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Here are Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine side effects
Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted data to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support the evaluation…
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WC Health’s Kariem: Latest COVID vaccine shipment encouraging
Close to 250,000 COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed to Western Cape inoculation sites on Tuesday. The Pfizer and Johnson &…
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