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South Africa: Second Phase of Mass Vaccination to Begin On 17 May
SAnews.gov.za, 8 April 2021
Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has announced that the second phase of the country's vaccination rollout will begin on 17 May. Read more »
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South Africa: Technology and Microplanning Are Vital to a Successful African Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-Out
Daily Maverick, 11 April 2021
To defeat the Covid-19 pandemic at scale, health authorities need to invest in microplanning on the ground as well as a global control tower approach backed by digital resources… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa's Vaccine Roll-Out Failings Expose the Hollowing Out of the State
Daily Maverick, 8 April 2021
A lot rests on leadership to bridge the yawning gap between political rhetoric and real roll-out - to address the government's pathological, systemic failure to walk the talk. Read more »
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South Africa: Phase Two of Vaccination Roll-Out Begins On 17 May, Says Zweli Mkhize, Reveals No Logistics
Daily Maverick, 8 April 2021
Quality assurance requirements mean some vaccine delivery dates cannot be confirmed, leading to difficulties with the procurement and logistics of the vaccine programme. Read more »
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South Africa: Department of Health Dispels Rumours of Imminent Phase Two Vaccine Registration for Those Over 60
Daily Maverick, 8 April 2021
Rumours swirled on social media that those over 60 should register online now to receive a Covid-19 vaccine. The Department of Health released a statement stating this was not… Read more »
South African Govt Readies Phase 2 Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced that the second phase of the country's vaccination rollout will begin on May 17, 2021. Mkhize added that the country secured a combined 51 million jabs in agreements that have been signed with various drug makers, aimed at 42 million people. According to Mkhize, 31 million jabs are from Johnson & Johnson, while 20 million will come from Pfizer.
The country is also expecting about 1.2 million vaccines from COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX). As of April 9, 2021, 1,554,975 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the country of which 53,173 proved fatal and 1,480,632 resulted in the recovery. Vaccinations to date total 283,629.
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In a far-reaching court order issued by the Gauteng High Court, allowing doctors to also legally prescribe small batches of custom-made medicine containing ivermectin for the ... Read more »
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As internet use surges on the continent, projects are working to help Africans find information online in their mother tongues. From Wikipedia posts in indigenous tongues to ... Read more »
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Four court cases have been launched against the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) to compel the regulator to make ivermectin available for the treatment ... Read more »
