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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
