Professor Salim Abdool Karim
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Health experts divided on SA’s preparedness for health disasters
Health experts remain divided on South Africa’s preparedness for another disaster, four years after the devastating COVID-19 pandemic first hit.…
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Professor Salim Abdool Karim: We need to be prepared to tackle the next set of pandemics
One of South Africa’s chief Covid-19 advisers, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, yesterday launched a book titled Standing Up For Science:…
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Public health measures should be adapted to changing COVID environment, says Professor Karim
One of the leading voices in South Africa’s COVID-19 fight, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, said that public health measures should…
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COVID-19: SA likely to see 10 000 cases daily by end of the week, says Professor Karim
South Africa is likely to see 10,000 new COVID-19 cases daily by the end of the week. That is according…
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Professor Salim Abdool Karim says vaccines likely effective against Omicron variant
Existing COVID-19 vaccines are probably effective at preventing severe disease and hospitalisation from the newly identified Omicron variant, a top…
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SA COVID-19: KZN infections rising
We can expect a further increase in COVID-19 case numbers in KwaZulu-Natal. That’s the word from the director of the…
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Professor Karim: We’ve moved to Alert Level 3 but don’t get complacent
With country’s downgrade from an Adjusted Alert Level 4 to an Adjusted Alert Level 3 on Sunday, former co-chair of…
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SA COVID-19: Professor Karim cautions against complacency
Professor Salim Abdool Karim says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address was a good balancing act. But he cautions against complacency. He…
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COVID-19: Call for tighter restrictions as infections rise
Social gatherings and lack of restraint from South Africans to adhere to the lockdown restrictions have added to the worrying…
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Professor Koleka Mlisana is now leading SA’s Covid-19 MAC team
Professor Salim Abdool Karim who stepped down as co-chair of the ministerial advisory committee on Covid-19 has passed the baton…
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Government working on increasing vaccination sites
As the inoculation campaign picks up speed, government is working on increasing the number of vaccination sites across the country.…
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South African government went against WHO directive to procure AstraZeneca vaccine
The South African government jumped the queue to secure 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines – ignoring a directive by…
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Government prepared to deal with the expected third wave of COVID-19 infections: Professor Karim
Co-chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, says government is prepared to deal with the…
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No reason to be concerned over Covid-19 vaccine side effects – Prof Karim
Epidemiologist and chair of the ministerial advisory committee (MAC) on Covid-19, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, said there was no reason…
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Covid-19 Updates
Professor Salim Abdool Karim explains how new variant is highly transmissible
Professor Salim Abdool Karim says the new COVID-19 variant is a cause for concern. Karim says the 501Y.V2 variant is…
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COVID-19 has no scientific link with 5G – Professor Salim Abdool Karim
Some conspiracy theorists have linked 5G technology to the outbreak of COVID-19. However, Professor, Salim Abdool Karim, Chairperson of the…
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HIV vaccine being tested: Professor Salim Abdool Karim
There may be a vaccine for HIV soon, according to the head of the Centre for the Aids Programme of…
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SA sees a slow and steady increase in COVID-19 numbers – Professor Salim Abdool Karim
COVID-19 infections across the country are increasing, but in the Western Cape there seems to be some confusion over the…
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Second wave of Covid-19 in SA – These might be the new lockdown changes
The South African government will again implement higher levels of lockdown if a second wave of Covid-19 infections hit South…
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SA Covid-19: Professor Karim says no major spike expected under Level 2
South Africa is doing well when it comes to curbing the spread of COVID-19 and is expecting no major spikes…
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