Coronavirus vaccine
Biden says US donating 'historic' extra 500 million COVID vaccines
'This is an all-hands-on-deck crisis,' US President Joe Biden said. 'America will become the arsenal for vaccines as we were the arsenal for democracy in World...
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160 more COVID deaths push SA’s toll to 86,376
Over that same timeframe, 2,197 more tests also came back positive, with the country's caseload ballooning to 2 743 865.
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There's factual data that shows how COVID jabs were developed - SAMRC's Morar
Senior researcher at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), Neetha Morar, speaking at a National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) webinar, said that a common misconception was that the development of vaccines was fast-tracked.
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Ramaphosa urges Cosatu to step up vaccination efforts among workers
Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the labour federation to step up their efforts in educating and persuading workers and citizens in the country to get vaccinated.
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India says COVID vaccine exports to restart in October
The South Asian giant, dubbed the 'pharmacy of the world', was a major supplier to the Covax programme aimed at ensuring poor countries can access doses.
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US to end travel bans for vaccinated passengers
The unprecedented restrictions had kept relatives, friends and business people around the world separated for many months as the pandemic grinds on.
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SA’s COVID-19 death toll climbs to 86,174
There's been a further 58 COVID-19 related deaths.
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Macron says 50 mn vaccinated in France with at least one jab
After a slow start, France now has one of the world's highest vaccination rates, with close to 90% of adults in the country of 67 million people having received one or two vaccine doses.
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Vaccine nasal sprays aim to 'shut door' on virus
The World Health Organization says clinical trials are underway to evaluate eight nasal spray vaccines that target COVID-19.
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Govt seeking to jab 17m more citizens to reach SA's COVID vaccination target
The National Health Department said that 19.5% of the country's adult population had so far been fully vaccinated.
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Vaccine passports not aimed at punishing South Africans - Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla addressed the issue on Friday while giving an update on the COVID-19 pandemic and the mass immunisation programme.
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Phaahla still hopeful of vaccinating 70% of adults by December
The minister was giving an update on government interventions to rein in further spread of the coronavirus as well as their targets regarding South Africa's mass COVID-19 immunisation programme.
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WATCH LIVE: Minister Phaahla gives update on SA's vaccine programme
He is in the Free State for a site visit and walk-about at vaccination sites around the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality.
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311 more COVID deaths push SA’s toll to 85,779
Another 4,215 tests came back positive; it represents a 9.3% positivity rate.
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Africa COVID jab shortfall could take world 'back to square one': WHO
Only 17% of the continent's population will now be vaccinated by the end of this year, compared with the 40% target set by the World Health Organization, the global agency's Africa unit said at its weekly briefing in the Congolese capita of Brazzaville.
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IEC: Not mandatory to be vaccinated in order to register to vote
Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, said that the voter registration process was not linked to government's vaccination programme.
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France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers
France's national public health agency estimated last week that roughly 12% of hospital staff and around 6% of doctors in private practices have yet to be vaccinated.
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166 more people succumbed to COVID-19 in SA as toll reaches 85,468
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said 4,667 new cases had been recorded countrywide.
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SAHRC raises concerns over potential abuse of rights of unvaccinated citizens
The nation is facing the prospect of vaccination-only facilities and buildings in South Africa, with the debate heightening after Sunday’s announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the government was considering this approach.
