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If you were hoping for a swift end to lockdown with the introduction of our vaccines, you might have to think again: Cyril Ramaphosa has urged caution on Monday.
South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Wednesday 11 November 2020. Here are the main points you need to be aware of.
President Cyril Ramaphosa during the National Assembly addressed the tense situations in Brackenfell and Senekal.
Qantas has delayed the restart of its direct flights between Sydney and Johannesburg until October 2021.
Researchers for Moderna believe their vaccine against COVID-19 can protect recipients for at least a year. Read More: NY Gov.... View Article
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On Monday, two groups clashed outside of a South African high school at a protest over an alleged whites-only party that took place two weeks ago.
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[CAJ News] Johannesburg -- SOUTH Africa, the continent's most advanced albeit struggling economy, will this week seek to secure R1,2 trillion (US$77,8 billion) in additional investments over the next five years.
Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine... View Article
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Faf du Plessis is among 21 overseas players to agree to take part in the PSL playoffs which start this weekend in Karachi.
Health workers in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo have begun administering vaccinations after the country's 11th known outbreak of Ebola erupted last week, the authorities said on Monday.
Six people have died of the much-feared haemorrhagic virus since June 1, when the first cases came to light in Mbandaka, capital of Equateur province.
We have vaccinated as a priority medical personnel, people who have had direct contacts with confirmed cases and second-tier contacts,\" Health Minister Eteni Longondo told AFP from Mbandaka.
Eteni said the six deaths were out of 12 cases that had been recorded in Mbandaka as of Sunday.
Watchdogs hope to officially declare that outbreak over on June 25 - to do this, 42 days must elapse without any new cases.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is asking states to speed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to people 65 and older and to others at high risk by no longer holding back the second dose of the two-dose shots, officials said Tuesday. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said that “the administration in the states […]
With rumours abound that lockdown restrictions could be tightened in South Africa, Professor Salim Abdool Karim has given his take on any potential changes.
President Cyril Ramaphosa responded to questions in the National Assembly and said there no place for religious intolerance in South Africa.
Morocco is gearing up for an ambitious COVID-19 vaccination program, aiming to vaccinate 80% of its adults in an operation starting this month that’s relying initially on a China's Sinopharm vaccine.
The first injections could come within days, a Health Ministry official told The Associated Press.
While Britain began its vaccination program Tuesday with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the U.S. and European Union are racing to approve a series of Western-made vaccines, other governments are looking to use vaccines from China and Russia.
Morocco is battling a resurgence in virus infections, with the number of recorded deaths from the virus surpassing 6,000. The North African kingdom is pinning its hopes on two vaccine candidates, one developed by China’s Sinopharm and the other by Britain’s Oxford University and AstraZeneca.
The Sinopharm vaccine has been approved for emergency use in a few countries and the company is still conducting late-stage clinical trials in 10 countries.
Morocco’s government seeks to vaccinate 80% of its adults, or 25 million people, as soon as the vaccines are approved by domestic regulators. Priority will go to medical staff and other front-line workers, as well as the elderly.
It will start with the Sinopharm vaccine, which was tested on 600 Moroccans as part of clinical trials this autumn. Morocco has ordered 10 million doses of the vaccine.
The initial deliveries will come from China, but Morocco also plans to produce the vaccine locally, Abdelhakim Yahyan, a senior official at the Ministry of Health, told the state-owned news agency MAP.
In the Moroccan trial of the Sinopharm vaccine, carried out in Casablanca and the capital Rabat from August through November, healthy volunteers received two separate doses of the vaccine. In the advanced trial, volunteers either received the vaccine or a placebo.
According to the health minister, early results have proven the vaccine to be “safe and effective” with no severe side effects reported.
Sinopharm’s shot relies on a tested technology, using a killed virus to deliver the vaccine, similar to how polio immunizations are made.
Leading Western competitors, like the vaccine made by Oxford and AstraZeneca, use newer, less-proven technology to target the coronavirus’ spike protein.
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John Platter has spoken...The respected Platter’s South African Wine Guide published its annual list of five-star wines on Thursday with Kleine Zalze toasted as 2021 Winery of the Year.
by PublicSource Reporters Allegheny County Health Department reported 420 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths Friday. The new cases — from positive tests dated Aug. 17 to Jan. 14 — come from individuals 8 months old to 101 years old, with a median age of 41. Among the new deaths, dated Jan. 13, one … Continued
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In a 13-1 vote held on Tuesday (Dec.1), a panel comprised of CDC experts agreed that first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine should go to healthcare workers on the frontline and nursing home residents as soon as the FDA gives the okay. The decision could be handed down sometime in December.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) - Colombia has inked deals with pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and AstraZeneca to provide 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, President Ivan Duque said yesterday.
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California is one of the slowest states in the nation when it comes to rolling out coronavirus vaccines, data from the Centers for Disease Control show — even as virus cases surge, overburdened hospitals turn away patients and record numbers of people die. Travis Whisler of Long Beach, left, an employee with the Orange County […]
