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FILE: Empty vials of the Sinopharm COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine are kept on a table at a vaccination centre in Hanoi on 10 September 2021. Picture: Nhac NGUYEN/AFP

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Sahpra registers Sinopharm, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for use in SA

By Kevin Brandt

South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) spokesperson, Yuven Gounden, said that the regulator had received all the required data on the...

  • FILE: People line up to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus outside a hospital in Beijing, China, on 5 January 2021. Picture: AFP

    China approves first mixed-vaccine trial as Delta spreads

    The World Health Organization has said there is still not enough data to say whether using two different vaccines together is safe or can boost immunity.

    374 days ago
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    Libya calls on public to get COVID vaccination

    Since the pandemic began, Libya has recorded 256,328 cases and 3,579 deaths from COVID-19.

    383 days ago
  • FILE: Researchers say they had seen a "sharp increase" in vaccine-related darknet adverts and it was not even clear if the vaccines were real. Picture: 123rf.com

    COVID vaccines, fake negative tests now sold on the darknet: BBC

    According to the BBC, prices range between R7,400 and R11,000 for doses of AstraZeneca, Sputnik, Sinopharm or Johnson & Johnson jabs.

    515 days ago
  • This picture taken on 23 November 2020 shows a bottle reading "Vaccine Covid-19" next to Chinese National Pharmaceutical Sinopharm logo. Picture: JOEL SAGET/AFP

    Zimbabwe to receive 800,000 Sinopharm shots by March

    The country will be among the first on the continent to start its inoculation with the Chinese-made vaccine.

    555 days ago
  • People line up to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus outside a hospital in Beijing on 28 January 2021. Picture: Greg Baker/AFP

    South Africans in China love its efficient COVID-19 response, but racism remains

    Beijing-based South African English teachers say an efficient public service and an obedient citizenry have allowed China to control the spread of COVID-19 better than most countries.

    562 days ago
  • A resident of the Anni Azzurri elderly care home in Rome receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as part of the coronavirus vaccination campaign by healthcare workers of Asl Roma 1 on 8 January 2021. Picture: Filippo Monteforte/AFP

    More than 100 million vaccinated across the globe

    None of the world's 29 poorest countries has formally started mass vaccination drives, while the richest nations have given more than two-thirds of jabs administered.

    564 days ago
  • Picture: 123rf.com

    Pfizer or Sinopharm? 'Vaccine diplomacy' in Middle East

    In the Middle East and North Africa, novel coronavirus vaccine orders are driven by diplomatic and logistical considerations, reflecting Beijing's growing regional influence.

    571 days ago
  • Dubai's ruler Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum receiving an injection of a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine. Picture: @HHShkMohd/Twitter

    Dubai ruler joins COVID-19 vaccine trial

    Two vaccines are undergoing third-phase trials in the UAE, one produced by Chinese drug giant Sinopharm, and Russia's Sputnik-V, named after the Soviet-era satellite.

    655 days ago
  • Picture: 123rf.com

    Peru, Morocco to test China Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 3 trial

    Phase 3 trials, which usually involve several thousand participants, allow researchers to gather data on the efficacy of potential vaccines for final regulatory approvals.

    729 days ago
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