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What SA’s first phase of COVID-19 vaccine rollout taught us
Despite the temporary suspension of the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, nearly 290,000 healthcare workers have already received the jab through the Sisonke Phase 3b implementation study. Eyewitness News spoke to co-principal investigator of the Sisonke trial, Professor Glenda Gray, about the lessons learnt from the first phase of the vaccine rollout in South Africa. #COVID19news #Vaccines
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Malawi president fires minister over COVID-19 funds
In a televised address to the nation, Chakwera said the minister was named in an audit report as having listed the funds in his allowances for the travel to South Africa.
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1,089 new COVID-19 infections, 25 more deaths recorded in SA
Twenty-five more people have died in South Africa after contracting COVID-19, pushing the national death toll to 53,736.
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Sisonke vaccine trial providing lessons on training, scale, say project leaders
It’s been a rocky road for the country in terms of the vaccine with a decision last week to press pause on the Johnson &Johnson vaccine following some extremely rare cases of clotting in a handful of US recipients.
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US hits vaccine milestone as NZealand, Australia open travel bubble
The positive news from America - the world's hardest-hit country - comes amid easing restrictions for several European nations and the launch of a quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand.
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Health authority urges govt to lift pause on J&J COVID-19 vaccine
SAHPRA said it recently reviewed data from the Sisonke Research Study which immunized healthcare workers and found no significant safety concerns.
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Young and infected: COVID-19's new patients as India battles huge surge
In a country where around 65% of the population is under 35, there is growing concern about the impact on the young. New Delhi's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has said 65% of new patients are below 45.
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Canada records second case of rare blood clot after AstraZeneca shot
The patient, who lives in the western province of Alberta and received a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine supplied by the Serum Institute of India, 'has received treatment and is recovering,' Canadian health authorities wrote on Twitter.
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48 more people succumb to COVID-19 pushing overall toll to over 53,700
The department also reported 1,326 new infections that were also picked up in the last 24-hour cycle, pushing our known caseload to more than 1,565,000.
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Sassa assures SA COVID-19 relief grant to be paid end of April
There were delays in payments but Sassa said this is due to a number a reasons.
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Over 12,000 people die from COVID-19 globally every day
The global Covid-19 death toll passed three million on Saturday as the pandemic continues to speed up despite vaccination campaigns.
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COVID death toll passes 3 mn as India cases surge
An average of more than 12,000 deaths were recorded globally every day in the past week, shooting the overall toll past 3 million at around 0830 GMT on Saturday, according to an AFP tally.
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SA records 92 more COVID-related deaths & 1,424 new cases
The recovery rate was at a steady 95%, which meant that over 1,488,000 people had recuperated.
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China's Coronavac 80% effective at preventing COVID deaths: Chile results
They also showed the vaccine was 85% effective at preventing hospitalization with serious coronavirus symptoms, and 89% at preventing intensive care admissions.
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SASAPD Championships last chance for SA para-athletes to qualify for Paralympics
“This will be the last possible chance to have qualification opportunity as we cannot travel to other countries for events due to COVID travel regulations," said SASAPD’s Jan Wahl.
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Over 126,000 people over the age of 60 registered for COVID vaccine in SA
The country's electronic vaccination data system website officially went live on Friday afternoon.
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Winde reiterates WC on track with implementing mass vaccine rollout
It also appears the Easter long weekend has not led to a surge in COVID-19 infections.
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Senegal issues denial after media report of deaths linked to AstraZeneca
National vaccination coordinator Ousseynou Badiane confirmed that three people who had passed away several weeks ago had received the vaccine, but there was 'no established link' between the jab and their deaths.
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Indonesian hackers arrested over $60 million US COVID-19 scam
Thousands of victims supplied personal information, including social security numbers, to the fake sites in the hopes of securing $2,000.
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ANC is ready for local govt elections - Ramaphosa
The president was reacting to calls by some opposition parties, including the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), who said that the elections had the potential to be a COVID-19 super-spreader event if held this year.
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SA records 1,372 new COVID-19 infections, 73 more fatalities
The Health Department also confirmed 1,372 infections over the past 24 hours, taking our known caseload to over 1.5 million since the start of the pandemic.
