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The Home-Grown Tech That Helped South Africa Indentify the Omicron Variant

Luis Monzon -
A proudly South African online software platform developed by Hyrax Biosciences, a company that spun out of the University of the Western Cape (UWC), has played a critical role in SA’s early detection of the Omicron variant of the...
Healthcare

Pfizer Vaccines Can Now Be Given to Children from 12 in South Africa

Luis Monzon -
The South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA), the country's health regulator, has officially approved the Pfizer 'Comirnaty' COVID-19 vaccine for children and teenagers from 12 years of age. South Africa has a large youth population group, with around 28% being...
Healthcare

Fitbits Capable of Detecting Lasting COVID-19 Health Effects

Luis Monzon -
New research released on Wednesday is the latest to indicate that people infected with COVID-19 can continue to experience lingering effects of the illness after recovering and becoming uninfectious. This latest study, based on data collected from the Fitbits of...
Healthcare

South Africa Begins First COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

Luis Monzon -
The University of Witswatersrand has announced that South Africa's first COVID-19 vaccine trial is set to begin, with participants to be enrolled by the end of the week. "This is a landmark moment for South Africa and Africa at this...
Healthcare

SA Startup Making Waves with New COVID-19 Tracing Tech

Luis Monzon -
A South African startup has launched a cheap approach to contact tracing in efforts to help with coronavirus measures. Contact tracing is a method of tracking used in countries like the United Kingdom, Singapore and South Korea to aid in...
Healthcare

COVID-19 Vaccine Backed by Bill and Melinda Gates Enters Human Trials

Luis Monzon -
The world continues to reel from the impact of the novel coronavirus - a massive, spanning crisis that is meeting almost all aspects of our lives in some capacity. Economies stutter, businesses suffer, and human lives are lost. Amidst the...
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How Can You Safeguard Your Data from Social Engineering Threats?

Social engineering remains the most pervasive form of cyberattack for one reason: humans are easier to hack into than...
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