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  • FILE: A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past Pfizer Inc headquarters on 22 July 2020 in New York City. Pfizer and German biotechnology firm BioNTech have agreed to supply the US government with 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine under a $1.95 billion deal. Picture: AFP.

    Pfizer CEO: Vaccine third dose 'likely' needed within 12 months

    Pfizer published a study earlier this month that said its jab is more than 91% effective at protecting against the coronavirus, and more than 95% effective against severe cases of COVID-19 up to six months after the second dose.

    a week ago
  • FILE: People wear face masks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as they walk through the Forbidden City, the former palace of China's emperors, in Beijing on 1 May 2020. Picture: AFP

    China GDP grows record 18.3% in first quarter in virus rebound

    The world's second-largest economy was the only major one to grow at all in 2020, supported by industrial activity and better-than-expected exports as the virus hit markets around the world.

    a week ago
  • Picture: 123rf.com

    Africa 'in a bind' over scarce COVID shots: disease control body

    Health officials hope to vaccinate at least 20 percent of the continent's more than one billion people by the end of the year.

    a week ago
  • Picture: freeimages.com.

    Africa to see slowest regional growth in 2021: IMF

    The IMF warned that limits on access to vaccines and policy space were holding back the near-term recovery, calling for wealthy countries to step up access to vital vaccines and make financing available to Africa.

    a week ago
  • FILE: South Africa has temporarily paused further rollout of the J&J vaccine, pending an investigation by the US Food and Drug Administration to determine the cause of these cases. Picture: 123rf.co.

    WHO Africa: Benefits of COVID vaccine far outweigh the risks

    Vaccine safety was the theme of a virtual discussion being hosted by the World Health Organization's regional leaders earlier on Thursday.

    a week ago
  • Much-loved medical doctor and radio show host Sindi van Zyl died at the age of 45 on 10 April 2021 after contracting COVID-19. Picture: Twitter/@sindivanzyl

    Funeral of much-loved Dr Sindi van Zyl under way in Johannesburg

    Dr Sindi Van Zyl succumbed to COVID-19 at the weekend after spending several weeks in an intensive care unit.

    a week ago
  • A man talks with a nurse after receiving a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at Ngor Clinic in Dakar on 2 April 2021. Picture: AFP

    COVID-19 jabs available, but reluctance contagious in Senegal

    Many Senegalese have had doubts about the seriousness of COVID-19 from the start, and widespread scepticism about vaccines only grew with concerns over the AstraZeneca jab's possible link to rare blood clots.

    a week ago
  • A health worker takes a nasal swab sample of a passenger for the COVID-19 coronavirus test after arriving at a railway platform on a long-distance train, in Mumbai on 14 April 2021. Picture: Punit Paranjpe/AFP

    India daily virus cases double in ten days as infections soar

    Having let its guard down with mass religious festivals, political rallies and crowds at cricket matches, India is experiencing a huge second wave, with almost two million fresh infections this month alone.

    a week ago
  • The 2020 Summer Olympic Games to be hosted by Tokyo have been moved to 2021. Picture: Twitter/@Tokyo2020

    Virus could force Olympics cancellation, says top Japanese politician

    Toshiro Nikai, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's number two, said the Olympics must be cancelled "without hesitation" if the virus situation is too severe.

    a week ago
  • Image: © gcalin /123rf.com

    Ex-world leaders urge US to waive vaccine property rules

    In an open letter to President Joe Biden published late Wednesday, the group said it was "gravely concerned by the very slow progress" in scaling up global vaccine access and inoculation in low- and middle-income countries.

    a week ago
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    70% of S.Africans spending all income or more than they earned - Deloitte survey

    Amongst the cohort of people surveyed, financial wellbeing and job security were their main concerns.

    a week ago
  • Dr Sindi Van Zyl. Picture: @sindivanzyl.

    Family confirms Dr Sindi Van Zyl’s memorial service to be held today

    The family said that the public could view the memorial service on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube due to COVID-19 restrictions.

    a week ago
  • NAC funding scandal: ‘I can’t educate my son and others have lost their homes’

    Following the funding crisis at the National Arts Council (NAC), many in the creative industry were left without any financial means to support themselves and their families. Eyewitness News takes a look at how people in this sector were affected by the failure of the NAC to distribute R300 million in relief funds.

    a week ago
  • FILE: Nurse Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi was the first person in South Africa to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, 17 February 2021. Picture: Siya Duda.

    No blood clot reports from Sisonke vaccine trial study - Sahpra

    Government announced earlier this week that it had put a temporary hold on the vaccine implementation study following six reported cases of rare blood clots in women who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the United States.

    8 days ago
  • Patients are seen lying on hospital beds inside a temporary ward dedicated to the treatment of possible COVID-19 coronavirus patients at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria on 11 January 2021. Picture: Phill Magakoe/AFP

    SA sees jump in new COVID-19 infections as 75 fatalities reported

    This pushes the number the country's known caseload to more than 1,561,000.

    8 days ago
  • FILE: Health Minister Zweli Mkhize gets his J&J COVID-19 vaccination at Khayelitsha Hospital on 17 February 2021 Picture: GCIS

    Mkhize, MPs dismayed by 'onerous' terms put forward by vaccine manufacturers

    Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that other manufacturers’ terms, like Pfizer’s, risked handing over the country’s assets to the company.

    8 days ago
  • Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is conducting a COVID-19 vaccine trial in conjunction with BioNTech. Picture: Supplied.

    EU to get 50 million Pfizer doses early as US prolongs J&J pause

    Concerns over using the J&J and AstraZeneca vaccines have dampen hopes that mass immunizations will lead to a swift exit from the global pandemic that has killed nearly three million people and ravaged the global economy.

    8 days ago
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    France to offer free therapy for children affected by COVID

    France's social security system will fully reimburse a total of 10 sessions with a psychologist for children aged between three and 17, Macron said on a visit to a psychiatric treatment centre in the city of Reims.

    8 days ago
  • FILE: Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Picture: AFP

    Mkhize: Terms put forward by J&J before releasing vaccines are unfortunate

    Mkhize said the pharmaceutical firm wanted a special acknowledgement about its investments in local medicines manufacturer Aspen before it signed.

    8 days ago
  • FILE: Muslim worshippers pray at the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on 23 June 2017, during the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. Picture: AFP

    WHO worried COVID rates could spike during Ramadan

    Detected cases of COVID infection in the region rose 22% last week, while deaths rose 17%, said Ahmed al-Mandhari, the Cairo-based chief of the WHO for the eastern Mediterranean.

    8 days ago
  • FILE: Anti-COVID vaccination is a sensitive issue in the DR Congo, where conspiracy theories air widely on social media. Picture: 123rf.com

    DR Congo to launch COVID vaccination drive

    People will start receiving shots across the vast central African country from Monday, Interior Minister Gilbert Kankonde said on state television.

    8 days ago
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