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Malaria set for vaccine zap to protect African children

COVID-19
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Explainer: How to claim COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Compensation Scheme

COVID-19 Vaccine Compensation Fund news in a minute video
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NEWS IN A MINUTE: Vaccine injury compensation scheme | Video

Malaria vaccine for African children
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Malaria set for vaccine zap to protect African children

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Explainer: How to claim COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Compensation Scheme

COVID-19 Vaccine Compensation Fund news in a minute video
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NEWS IN A MINUTE: Vaccine injury compensation scheme | Video

Cyril Ramaphosa State of Disaster
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Vaccine injury compensation scheme extended, as State of Disaster ends

By Thabo Baloyi05-04-2022 05:22

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the COVID-19 Vaccine Compensation Fund will be terminated ‘once it has achieved its purpose’

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“It’s the timing, not the amount” – CDC on boosters increasing risks

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty04-04-2022 09:58

The CDC shared that the timing between jabs is important and that the number of vaccines taken does not increase the amount of risks.

COVID-19
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Health Department: MILLIONS of vaccine doses to expire by July

By Thabo Baloyi30-03-2022 09:00

The Health Department says over 92 000 unused Pfizer vaccine vials are due to expire on Thursday – and millions more in the coming months

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‘I want it to end’: Ramaphosa speaks on future of State of Disaster

By Weekend News Producer12-03-2022 20:43

“It will not be heavy duty. It will be light duty”
President Cyril Ramaphosa has his say on ending the State of Disaster.

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Vaccine booster: Govt announces new changes, mix-and-match

By Weekend News Producer20-02-2022 21:08

You can now mix-and-match your vaccine booster! Had J&J? You can now get a Pfizer booster shot. You can also now get your booster sooner.

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SONA 2022: ‘I wouldn’t be here if not for vaccine’ – Ramaphosa

By Dan Meyer10-02-2022 19:58

Cyril Ramaphosa said that he might not have made it to SONA 2022 without the vaccine, having suffered with symptoms in December last year.

Greece to drop testing for Eur
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Greece to drop testing for European vaccine holders

By Agence France-Presse04-02-2022 20:57

Greece will no longer require travellers with European vaccine passports to undergo Covid-19 tests before entering the country, from next week, the health minister said Friday.

Kenya steps ahead in war again
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Kenya steps ahead in war against Malaria as the country rolls out world’s first malaria vaccine

By Agence France-Presse03-02-2022 10:49

Lucy Akinyi’s three children were infected with malaria so often she would be at their local health clinic in western Kenya every other week getting them treated.

Another Sweden eccentric move
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Another Sweden eccentric move as the country opts against vaccinating all children aged 5-11

By Agence France-Presse27-01-2022 19:44

Sweden’s health authority said Thursday that it would not recommend Covid-19 vaccinations for all children aged five to 11, the country again choosing a different coronavirus policy than much of Europe.

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UK scraps COVID-19 travel restrictions: ‘A step closer to normality’

By Samantha Riddle24-01-2022 21:12

The United Kingdom has opted to relax certian COVID-19 travel restrictions in a bid to make travel cheaper and easier.

Austria expected to approve ma
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Austria expected to approve mandatory Covid vaccination

By Agence France-Presse20-01-2022 12:56

Austria’s parliament on Thursday is expected to approve making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for adults from next month, becoming the first European country to do so.

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Quebec seeks to tax the unvaxxed as Omicron hits

By Agence France-Presse12-01-2022 08:17

The Canadian province of Quebec, struggling to control the Omicron variant, will impose a new health tax in the coming weeks on those who are not vaccinated against Covid-19.

Israel to reopen to vaccinated
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Israel to reopen to vaccinated, low-risk country visitors

By Agence France-Presse03-01-2022 16:42

Israel will from Sunday allow entry to vaccinated visitors from low-risk countries, the health ministry said, five weeks after it shut its borders to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.

Europe’s bizarre rules for Cov
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Europe’s bizarre rules for Covid vaccine passes

By Agence France-Presse24-12-2021 17:07

Efforts in Europe to encourage vaccine use through certificates proving vaccination, a negative test result or evidence of having had Covid have created a mountain of regulation.

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BREAKING: SAHPRA approves Johnson & Johnson booster shot

By Thabo Baloyi23-12-2021 11:38

The health regulator also given the green light for those who’ve had the Pfizer vaccine to be administered the J&J booster

Covid vaccine
Health and Fitness

WHO warns booster shots could actually prolong COVID pandemic

By AFP23-12-2021 10:34

The World Health Organisation has warned that blanket booster programmes in richer countries risk prolonging the battle with COVID-19.

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Nigeria destroys one million expired Covid jabs

By Agence France-Presse22-12-2021 19:00

Nigeria said it had incinerated on Wednesday more than a million doses of Covid vaccine that had been donated by developed countries several months ago and had since passed their expiry dates.

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KZN Health MEC forced to clarify ‘cannibal fears’ related to COVID vaccine

By Tom Head21-12-2021 15:18

According to MEC Simelane, there’s a big problem in KZN with people believing that the COVID-19 vaccine will make them cannibals… *sigh*.

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Indian man fined for wanting Modi’s face cut from vaccine drive

By Agence France-Presse21-12-2021 12:41

An Indian man went to court to complain about Prime Minister Narendra Modi promoting himself as the face of the nation’s Covid vaccination drive – but walked away Tuesday with a fine for wasting the judge’s time.

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Ghana to fine airlines R55k for each unvaccinated passenger

By Erene Roux17-12-2021 15:47

Ghana is introducing some of the world’s strictest travel requirements by banning people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccine Johnson and Johnson booster
Health and Fitness

Vast study confirms rare heart risk from Moderna jab

By Agence France-Presse17-12-2021 11:15

The Moderna Covid jab carries a slight risk of usually non-serious heart problems, a study of the entire population of Denmark found Friday.

booster vaccine
Health and Fitness

Comparing the most common COVID-19 booster side effects

By Erene Roux16-12-2021 13:37

The CDC in the US released data on the side effects of booster vaccines in what is believed to be ‘the most comprehensive’ analysis to date.

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Kenyan court suspends mandatory vaccination order

By Agence France-Presse14-12-2021 21:24

A Kenyan court on Tuesday suspended a government order to prevent those who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from accessing services and entering public places.

Akufo-Addo: Ghana president sl
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Akufo-Addo: Ghana president slams ‘vaccine nationalism’ in EU

By Agence France-Presse14-12-2021 21:15

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo warned EU lawmakers on Tuesday that the bloc’s drive to deliver Covid booster jabs could hamper inoculations in Africa, as he slammed travel bans over the Omicron variant

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Ramaphosa hails vaccines, as president still only has ‘mild COVID symptoms’

By Tom Head13-12-2021 17:02

Our COVID vaccines have one main job, and that’s to prevent most of us from getting seriously ill – as Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted on Monday.

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