The policy shift comes as the public and private sectors ramp up capacity in anticipation of greater vaccine supplies in August and September
ICU admissions are high, but scientists caution against premature comparisons between the three Covid-19 waves
Results from Afrobarometer may help to explain slower-than-anticipated take-up of vaccine in some areas
The donation will provide a significant boost to SA’s immunisation programme — as of Tuesday evening, only 2.58-million people had been fully immunised
Black Pharmaceutical Industry Association says the industry must become more representative
Johnson & Johnson shots with active ingredients from Europe ar to supply SA, AU and EU
SA’s two biggest medical schemes report growth in membership amid health fears during the coronavirus pandemic
Health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says the government is now targeting almost 400,000 daily jabs by late August
The latest figures, provided by the Medical Research Council, shows that three quarters of those deaths were among the elderly
Acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says a sectoral approach is not effective
A total 17.8% of the medical scheme market covered, compared with 6% of the uninsured market
Biovac becomes the first company in Africa to manufacture mRNA Covid-19 vaccines in a deal Ramaphosa says will contribute to the continent’s health security
Achieving target is vital to inoculating 40-million people, or two-thirds of the population, by the end of March
Looting and violence blamed for disrupting supply chains in the country
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nervous system, causing muscle weakness and potential paralysis
In new blow to government’s vaccine rollout, inoculation shut throughout KwaZulu-Natal and in parts of Gauteng amid violence
Hospitals in Johannesburg are full and doctors say they have never had to deal with so many Covid-19 infections at once
The daily tally of new cases in SA has increased for seven weeks in a row
Michael Avery and his panel of experts discuss the latest vaccination news and the political unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng
The province has inoculated 67% of its 34,400 employees so far, and recorded 320 breakthrough infections among these personnel — a rate of 1.4%
