Vaccine uptake has dropped dramatically and there appears to be no push from the president or the Health Department to change this.

The aim of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccination (HPV) campaign is to protect girls from developing
cervical cancer later in life

President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday formally withdrew the Covid vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses that was struck down by the Supreme Court.

Health authorities in Ghana have issued new travel guidelines requiring proof of vaccination. Here’s what you need to know.

Young at heart: 121-year old Khuinana Alfred Ngoepe is the oldest man in the country to get his Covid-19 vaccination…

This is our new normal: With over 85% of citizens vaccinated in Franschhoek, tourists are being encouraged to visit the ‘COVID-safe’ town.

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) joins five other South African universities to adopt the mandatory vaccination policy on campus.

The 50-year-old man tried to tried to pass off a silicone arm as his own at a COVID-19 vaccination centre, but this didn’t fool the nurse

Discovery Health said that according to its modelling the extent of the fourth wave is sensitive to vaccine uptake.

Omicron, the latest Covid variant, has caused quite a stir, leading to travel bans – with South Africa on the “red list” and vaccine concerns

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the new task team will report to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Vaccination

Cyril Ramaphosa has set the agenda for South Africa going forward, explaining that vaccination is the only way to fight the Omicron variant.

An eldery couple from Mitchells Plain, Cape Town has made their house a home vaccination site for the community.

Nick Kyrgios has called for the Australian Open to be cancelled, while unexpectedly showing sympathy towards world No 1 Novak Djokovic.

How’s this for some delightful news? The Gauteng’s Department of Health has surpassed the six million vaccination figure.

Slightly over 12 million people have received vaccination and are fully vaccinated, around 30% of adults in South Africa

Need an incentive to get your COVID-19 jab? Our government is set to introduce vaccination R100 vouchers to over-60s who vaccinate.

It looks like a child will find it ‘effectively impossible’ to try and get the vaccination without parental consent.

Unvaccinated players will be allowed to compete at the Australian Open but must spend 14 days in quarantine.

Take a jab for a tasty meal! New York prisons have offered McDonald’s and pizza treats to inmates – but they have to vaccinate first.

Foreign nationals need second jabs after their first doses outside Mzansi borders – but SA can’t provide the service, nor vaccine certificates.

Some parents are unhappy about the fact that their children will not need their consent to get vaccinated when the rollout begins

Premier David Makhura says as things stand, about 4.4 million people in Gauteng still need to be vaccinated by the end of December

For those wondering, the man did not receive his jab today – and his mysterious collapse happened before he entered the vaccination centre.

Children between 12 to 17 years old will be able to get their COVID-19 vaccine without their parents’ consent from 20 October.