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Noodle deaths: Investigation looking into 2 different brands - Health Dept
It's still unclear if the deaths of five children - in separate tragedies - were caused by food poisoning, but the Health Department confirmed the children in the Eastern Cape ate a different brand of noodles from the children in Mpumalanga.
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Health Dept investigates suspected food poisoning deaths as public fear mounts
The department is working to establish the scale of the problem and other factors that may warrant a possible recall.
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Ex-NW health HOD Lekalakala, ex-MEC Nelson acquitted on fraud charges
The charges relate to Thabo Lekalakala's appointment to the position of superintendent-general in the Department of Health, where Wendy Nelson was chairing the panel during the interview.
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Health dept: Sisonke booster shot trial delayed due to a technical glitch
The department only sent out SMSs to eligible participants on Sunday night to notify them about how the trial study will work and where they will be able to get a booster Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
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No major red flags of COVID rules being broken during elections: Health Dept
The department said it had not received any reports of mass gatherings in contravention of regulations despite thousands of South Africans queuing to vote.
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Sisonke 2 study: Health dept announces booster shots for health officials
The health officials vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine under the Sisonke study are set to receive the shot from Monday.
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Nobody is forced to vaccinate: Health Dept hits back at ACDP child abuse claims
This came as the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) took the department to court, calling for an urgent stop to child vaccines.
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Minister Phaahla concerned about super-spreader events ahead of elections
There are just over 18 ,500 active COVID-19 cases in the country but it’s a significant drop compared to the same period last month when South Africa had 46,000 active cases.
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Health Dept reiterates COVID vaccine safe for teens, pregnant women
The Health Department said that young people across the world were already getting the vaccines, and so parents in South Africa did not need to be too concerned about their children getting the jab.
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Govt aims to vaccinate at least 50% of 12 to 17-year-olds by December
Health Minister Joe Phaahla has announced coronavirus vaccinations will be available for children from the age of 12 from Wednesday.
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Health Dept: Help desk available to assist vaccinated citizens with certificates
The Health Department said that there was a significant number of people who had not received these SMS after being fully vaccinated.
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Phaahla: Number of new infections consistently dropping
South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla said on 8 October 2021 that the COVID-19 infection rate in the country is dropping following a 33% reduction in the last seven days. Phaahla also said that there is a 19.3% decrease in hospitalisation rates.
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How to get your digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate
The Department of Health officially launched the first phase of South Africa's digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate on 8 October 2021. Health Minister Joe Phaala said that the certificate was developed in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
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The COVID-19 vaccine certificate – what you need to know
The national Health Department on Friday launched the COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate portal.
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South Africa's digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate ready for use - Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla said that the COVID-19 vaccine certificate would be a tool that would enable vaccinated people to access opportunities that service providers would be making available.
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Health dept: You can now get your digital COVID vaccine certificate from Fri
The department said it had continued to be inundated with public and media enquiries about the certificates and said it would give details at a briefing on Friday morning.
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Online vaccination certificate portal still being tested, says Health Dept
Department spokesperson, Foster Mohale, said that technicians were building a lot of security into the system to ensure that people's personal data was protected.
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Mkhwebane disappointed to hear Mkhize implicated in the abuse of state resources
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane made the comments while briefing the media on her investigations into public healthcare facilities in a number of provinces.
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Minister Phaahla thanks Digital Vibes scandal whistleblowers
Joe Phaahla said the SIU’s report showed that indeed blowing the whistle on corruption was one of the most effective mechanisms in the fight against graft.
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Phaahla: Health Dept keen to conclude Digital Vibes hearings swiftly
The minister was briefing the media on Thursday about the department’s response following the release of the report.
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Digital Vibes: SIU confident it has enough evidence for successful prosecutions
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Hawks have now started their probe into those referred by the SIU for criminal prosecution linked to charges ranging from fraud and corruption to money laundering.
