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Vaccines South Africa

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New Vaccine Mandates Expected in SA Very Soon

Luis Monzon -
South African Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has said that a team of senior government officials are ready to make recommendations to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) on COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Addressing a virtual media briefing on government efforts...
Healthcare

Vaccination Registrations for South Africans Aged 18 – 34 Announced

Luis Monzon -
According to President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's vaccine rollout will open for people aged 18 to 34 from 1 September 2021. People in the age range wanting to be vaccinated can register then. Speaking during an address to the nation...
Healthcare

South Africa to Produce Over 100 Million Pfizer Vaccines A Year

Luis Monzon -
Pharmaceutical heavyweights Pfizer and BioNTech have agreed to partner with South Africa's Biovac Institute to produce their COVID-19 vaccines at a facility in Cape Town. First announced on Wednesday, this deal will see more than 100-million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19...
Healthcare

I Got the COVID-19 Vaccine – What Side Effects Can I Expect?

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The COVID-19 vaccine rollout campaign has been ramping up across South Africa, and the rest of the continent at large. In the last 24 hours over a million people have registered for the vaccination in SA since the 35 and...
Healthcare

New Warning Added to J&J Vaccine – But SA Rollout Not Affected

Luis Monzon -
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added a new warning to the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson after receiving new reports that a very rare, but dangerous neurological reaction can occur. With this, the South...
Healthcare

Johnson & Johnson Vaccines to be Produced in South Africa Under License

Luis Monzon -
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday that a new "historic agreement" will see the rate of delivery of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines to South Africa and the rest of the continent increased significantly. The US-based pharmaceutical powerhouse...
East Africa

COVID-19 Delta Variant May Soon Cause “Catastrophic” Wave of Infections in Kenya

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The highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant that is currently causing a massive third wave of infections in South Africa may cause the fourth wave of infections in Kenya over the next two months. This is according to Kenya's Health...
Healthcare

Ramaphosa, Macron Announce “Landmark” Plan to Produce mRNA Vaccines in South Africa

Luis Monzon -
South Africa is set to build a new hub for manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines, announces President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa addressed a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday. The conference was facilitated by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Macron,...
Africa By Region

WHO Urges African Countries to Expand Critical Care as COVID Surges

Luis Monzon -
Bloomberg reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging African countries to expand critical care capacities as soon as possible while COVID-19 cases are on the rise across the continent and vaccine rollout in African countries are basically...
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