Vaccinologist Shabir Madhi would like to see 15-million people get their jabs in the next four months
The Medical Schemes Act restricts payments to scheme members, which makes direct payments for uninsured people illegal
The brief public comment period is a gross violation of the right to just administrative action, says DearSA
Programme awaits approval by Sahpra and university research ethics committees
A no-fault compensation fund is to be established, as per conditions set by vaccine manufacturers
The health minister says talks have been lengthy and difficult as the manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccines sought onerous terms
Health minister says the pause is a precautionary measure and vaccinations may resume soon
Extremely rare blood-clotting events have been noted in the US and Europe among the millions who have received the shot so far
Only the national government can purchase and oversee the rollout of vaccines, bypassing the private sector
But it is too soon to tell if more social interaction and religious gatherings over the Easter weekend seeded an increase in Covid-19 transmission
Busa CEO Cas Coovadia talks to Business Day TV about a study’s findings on the necessity of the alcohol bans
Combined with supplies expected from Pfizer before end-April, this will enable government to finish vaccinating healthcare workers
Relying on other countries for medical supplies had hampered Africa’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic
Delivery of vaccines from middle of April means scene is set for SA to begin its vaccination programme
The J&J vaccine can now start being used in the general population, while the Pfizer trial shows its vaccine is effective against the B.1.351 variant
While the new overall efficacy rate of 91.3% is lower than the 95% originally reported in November, a number of variants have become more prevalent globally ...
Committee advised against using jab, Zweli Mkhize told portfolio committee on Tuesday
Concern growing that slow vaccine rollout, the dominance of a new variant, and cooler weather will combine to potentially deadly effect
Demand comes after reports that J&J shots will be delayed because government did not sign no-fault clause
The facility will complete and package 250-million doses for Africa, with 30-million for SA
