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Pfizer Booster Causes Similar Side Effects to Second Dose: Study
Most people who got a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine had similar or fewer side effects than…
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South Africa’s COVID infections decline while vaccines arrive from US
The number of South Africa’s COVID-19 cases on Sunday revealed a slight drop from the last 24-hour period at 12,371…
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COVID: Western Cape health dept urges residents to avoid being reckless over long weekend
The Western Cape Department of Health is again appealing for people to do the basics ahead of the long weekend.…
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WC Premier Winde gets first Pfizer jab in Mitchell’s Plain to encourage community members
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde rolled up his sleeve for his first dose of the Pfizer jab on Saturday. Winde…
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COVID: 7 million vaccine jabs and counting
Over 7-million people countrywide have received at least one dose of either the Pfizer or the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.…
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Minister Kubayi expecting SA’s COVID vaccine programme to gain momentum in coming days
Acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said that the government’s COVID-19 immunisation drive was set to gain momentum in the coming…
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Pfizer will make R496 billion in revenue this year
Pfizer Inc. now expects its Covid-19 vaccine to bring in $33.5 billion (R496 billion) in revenue this year, putting it…
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Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to be produced in Cape Town
Pfizer said it reached an agreement to start production of its Covid-19 vaccine at a facility in Cape Town in…
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COVID-19: Pfizer/BioNTech to produce vaccine in South Africa
COVID-19 vaccine makers BioNTech and Pfizer on Wednesday said they had found a South African partner to produce their jab…
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COVID-19: Pfizer pushes for third shot as variant drives global outbreaks
Pfizer and BioNTech announced they would seek authorisation for a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine to boost its efficacy,…
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Department of Health hopes to reach target of 300 000 daily vaccinations by August
The Health Department on Tuesday said that it hoped to reach its target of inoculating 300,000 people daily by the…
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COVID-19: Pregnant and breastfeeding women given green light to get vaccine
The Health Department on Saturday announced that pregnant and breastfeeding women are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination. In a significant…
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Western Cape Health Dept plans to set up an addition 192 vaccine sites amid 3rd wave
The Western Cape is gearing up to roll out more vaccination sites amid a COVID-19 third wave. The province currently…
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1000s march to demand COVID jabs in South Africa
Thousands of South African opposition activists rallied in Pretoria to demand a faster coronavirus vaccination rollout in the continent’s worst-hit…
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Health Dept: Significant quantities of COVID-19 vaccine doses expected from Q3
The Health Department said that a lot more COVID-19 vaccine doses would be available from the third quarter of this…
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COVID-19: 519 139 health workers and senior citizens vaccinated so far
South Africa’s coronavirus vaccination plan has so far seen 519,139 people in total receiving their shots. This includes people 60…
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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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First batch of Pfizer vaccines arrive in SA
The first batch of Pfizer vaccines has arrived in South Africa. Over 325,000 doses of the jab landed at OR…
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DSV Healthcare wins tender to distribute Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines
DSV Healthcare has been awarded the tender from the National Department of Health to distribute the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 mRNA vaccine…
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Western Cape ready for Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine
South Africa has activated and signed for 31 million vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and will receive a total of…
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1 599 new COVID-19 cases and 75 deaths reported in SA
Almost 1,600 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded, taking the total number of cases to over 1,5 million. Sadly, 75…
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SA COVID-19: 15 million people to receive Pfizer vaccine
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says Pfizer has committed to supply batches of vaccines weekly. He says the first is expected…
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South Africa signs deal for 20 million COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer
South Africa finalized a deal to receive 20 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech…
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Obese people need more Covid-19 vaccines
Italian scientists claim their research shows that obese people need bigger vaccine doses. The scientists claim it’s to protect them…
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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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Govt aiming to vaccinate 67% of SA for Covid-19, says Minister Mkhize
The government is aiming to vaccinate 67% of the country’s population against Covid-19 to achieve herd immunity, Health Minister Zweli…
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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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