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South Africa: Covid-19 Infections Increase By 1,089
SAnews.gov.za, 19 April 2021
A total of 31 425 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Sunday, with 1 089 new cases identified, the Health Department reported. Read more »
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Africa: Continent's Vaccination Rollout Off to Slow Start
DW, 17 April 2021
African countries have been vaccinating their populations against COVID-19 for weeks, but progress has been slow. Supply problems, confusion over vaccination schedules and fears of… Read more »
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South Africa: Covid-19 Vaccine Registration System to Go Live for Those Over 60
Daily Maverick, 16 April 2021
Friday's launch of the electronic system also marks the 'future of healthcare' in the country, says the health minister, who also made a plea for help to electronic-savvy South… Read more »
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South Africa: Covid-19 No-Fault Compensation Scheme Draft Regulations Gazetted
SAnews.gov.za, 16 April 2021
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has invited the public to comment on the draft regulations of the COVID-19 Vaccine… Read more »
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South Africa: Vaccine Rollout Needs to Restart Immediately
GroundUp, 16 April 2021
The decision to "pause" the rollout of vaccines is perplexing. Read more »
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South Africa: Registration for Covid-19 Vaccine Now Open for Those Over 60
SAnews.gov.za, 16 April 2021
Government has officially launched the COVID-19 vaccine online registration for the public as the Department of Health gears up for phase two of the country's vaccine rollout. Read more »
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South Africa: Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-Out - a Dream Deferred?
Africa In Fact, 15 April 2021
On Tuesday 13 April, Health Minister Dr Zwelini Mkhize announced the suspension of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine roll-out to healthcare workers over fears of blood… Read more »
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South Africa: National State of Disaster Extended to 15 May
SAnews.gov.za, 14 April 2021
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has gazetted the extension of the National State of Disaster on COVID-19 until 15 May… Read more »
Govt Sets 2022 Covid-19 Vaccination Target for South Africans
Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has said that government is hoping to inoculate 46.2 million South Africans by March 2022. However, this is provided the country receives the millions of vaccines that the nation secured from pharmaceutical companies. "This tally excludes the 500 000 that will be vaccinated under the Sisonke Protocol. We are also hopeful that COVAX will be able to deliver 1.2 million doses this quarter," the Minister said.
South Africa is expecting 31,200,000 Johnson & Johnson jabs and 30,002 310 batches of the Pfizer vaccine which will be delivered in phases. As of April 20, 2021, the country has recorded 1,567,513 confirmed cases of Covid-19 of which 53,757 proved fatal and 1,490,876 resulted in recoveries. Vaccinations to date stand at 292,623.
InFocus
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As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
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South African Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize has announced that the country will suspend the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure, but says ... Read more »
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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 ... Read more »
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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 »
MSF Pharmacy Assistant Khanyisile Mngadi prepacking medication for chronic conditions in an Eshowe clinic (file photo).
