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Siemens SA and Aspen have joined forces to form a strategic partnership that will enable Aspen Pharmacare to increase production capacity to meet…

South Africa has recorded at least 2 409 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24-hour reporting period, with 77 more…

A court on Monday rejected a decision by Australian border officials who ruled that Serb tennis ace Novac Djokovic did…

The South African government, through the African Renaissance Fund (ARF), has signed an agreement with the African Vaccination Acquisition Trust…

MTN Group will be implementing a mandatory vaccination policy for staff from January 2022. Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator said…

The World Health Organisation and the COVID Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) initiative announced in mid-2021 that they were working with…

Medical experts say it is beneficial to take the COVID-19 vaccine, as they try to address vaccine hesitancy. According to…

South Africa is one of the leading countries in Africa in terms of COVID vaccine rollout, along with Mauritius, Tunisia…

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Monday said while it encourages voluntary vaccination against COVID-19 it was not…

There has been a lot of focus on COVID-19 vaccine inequalities between high-income and low- and middle-income countries. For instance,…

South Africa is now home to over 8.8 million fully vaccinated adults, as President Cyril Ramaphosa leads the inaugural Vooma…

Gauteng Premier David Makhura says more than a million people in Gauteng have not gone back to receive their second…

South Africa on Tuesday crossed the eight million mark for adults who are fully vaccinated. According to the Department of…

South Africa has surpassed the 16 million mark for total administered COVID-19 doses since the start of the country’s vaccination…

Around the world, countries are having to strike a balance between COVID-19 cases and restrictions. In the UK and the…

South Africa has reached the milestone of vaccinating more than 10 million people, Health Minister Joe Phaala said on Friday.…

South Africa has to date administered 9 557 542 jabs with 158 103 of those being administered on Monday. The total number of…

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has expressed its dismay at reports that some healthcare workers, including doctors, have discouraged…

South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout programme, outlined by the Ministry of Health, had three phases, starting with the most vulnerable…

The European Union (EU) has launched a digital COVID Certificate, which allows people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, a recent…

South African Internet of things (IoT) solution provider, Beyond, has recently entered into a long-term agreement with the United Nations Children’s Fund…

Clinicians can now self-register to get their COVID-19 inoculation, as government prepares for its historic vaccination rollout in the next…

by Gale Ure The search for a COVID-19 vaccine has sparked international media controversy and negative sentiment around the potential…