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African health leaders stress need for vaccine equity
Director of the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Doctor John Nkengasong, stressed that access to vaccines was the only way that the COVID-19 pandemic could be collectively ended.
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WHO reiterates importance of COVID vaccine equity
The WHO's target is to have 40% of all countries' population vaccinated by the end of this year and 70% of the world's population by the middle of next year.
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Zimbabwe imposes COVID vaccine on churchgoers
The southern African country had already made the vaccine mandatory for civil servants and teachers earlier this month.
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France gets tough on vaccine rule for health workers
President Emmanuel Macron issued the ultimatum two months ago, but tens of thousands of carers remain unvaccinated.
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Let us buy COVID jabs, pleads Africa
The AU also urged manufacturing nations to lift export bans so the continent can begin to address for itself the glaring inequity in access to coronavirus jabs, as wealthy nations hog available doses.
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Western Cape education dept urges matriculants to get COVID jab
With matric exams drawing closer, MEC Debbie Schafer has encouraged those aged 18 and over to get their shots.
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Sahpra: Of 86 reports of deaths after COVID jabs, none linked to vaccinations
The regulator, the Health Department and other scientific bodies have been reporting on adverse events following immunisation.
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Madhi: We vaccinate people to prevent them ending up in hospital
On numerous occasions, the National Health Department has stressed that the vaccines used in the country are safe.
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Zikalala: Eligible KZN youth need to get COVID-19 vaccine
The province is second only to the Western Cape when it comes to the high number of new coronavirus infections.
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More than a third of eligible WC residents vaccinated so far - Health Dept
The department said that nationwide, 10 million people have had at least one dose of the vaccine and seven million people were fully vaccinated.
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Sinovac COVID vaccine trial for children enrols first SA participants
Participants will be given the Sinovac vaccine, with scientists setting out to evaluate its safety and efficacy in protecting against COVID infection.
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Useful protection or not warranted? Third jab debate rages
Some say it's vital to boosting immunity as the Delta variant spreads, while others say precious vaccines should go to countries -- mostly in the Global South -- where most people haven't even had their first jab.
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Vaccination patterns inconsistent, but we have enough doses - health dept
Acting director general Dr Nicholas Crisp told the health committee that the country’s vaccination progress was inconsistent.
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Biden to broaden Covid vaccine mandate in major White House speech
One major part will be mandatory vaccinations for all federal employees and federal contractors, a source familiar with the plans, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP.
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CT doctors recount agony of watching unvaccinated people fight for lives in ICU
As fake news and misunderstood science drives vaccine hesitancy and even denialism, Cape Town doctors have been speaking out, urging people to get vaccinated.
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Mabuza urges people to get vaccinated in order to reopen entertainment sector
Deputy President David Mabuza was speaking at Wednesday’s launch of a mass mobilisation campaign at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.
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253 more COVID deaths take SA’s toll to 84,152
These latest fatalities, recorded over the past 24-hour cycle, take the country's known death toll to 84,152 and the caseload to 2 836 773.
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WHO urges COVID vaccine booster moratorium until 2022
Speaking from WHO's headquarters in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged wealthy countries and vaccine makers to prioritise getting the first jabs to health workers and vulnerable populations in poorer nations over boosters.
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Mabuza: The more people who vaccinate, the better our economy performs
On Wednesday morning, Mabuza led the launch of a government campaign targeted at the sporting and creative industries in Johannesburg.
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SA’s COVID death toll rises to 83,899
The health department said over that same period, 5,372 tests had come back positive as well, taking the total number of cases to 2 829 435.
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36% of SA youth unwilling to take COVID-19 vaccine - study
Solidarity Fund and GCIS study was conducted between May and June this year through hundreds of face to face interviews.
