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TB in children isn’t being controlled
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TB in children isn’t being controlled

Get vaccinated against measles
Health and Fitness

Get vaccinated against measles

Media role in COVID vaccine hesitancy and mistrust
Health and Fitness

Vaccine hesitancy in South Africa

TB in children isn’t being controlled
Health and Fitness

TB in children isn’t being controlled

Get vaccinated against measles
Health and Fitness

Get vaccinated against measles

Media role in COVID vaccine hesitancy and mistrust
Health and Fitness

Vaccine hesitancy in South Africa

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World News

Seriously! Man wears a FAKE arm to avoid getting vaccinated

By Thabo Baloyi04-12-2021 06:00

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

Standard Bank vaccine mandate
News

Standard Bank ‘to impose vaccine mandate in 2022’ – who will be affected?

By Tom Head03-12-2021 17:56

The CEO of Standard Bank has gone public with the company’s plan to introduce a vaccine mandate next year – here are the details.

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News

‘Promising signs’: Early data suggests vaccines WILL protect against Omicron

By Tom Head01-12-2021 09:56

We’ll take it: The first findings on how our vaccines will hold up against the Omicron variant look reassuring… for now.

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‘Best day for a month’: Vaccine uptake increases after Ramaphosa plea

By Tom Head30-11-2021 11:44

The number of people getting a COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa increased noticeably on Monday – but can Ramaphosa take credit?

Mandatory vaccine policy
Offbeat

‘Vaccine’ is word of the year for US dictionary Merriam-Webster

By Agence France-Presse29-11-2021 21:54

Merriam-Webster said the development of messenger RNA vaccines required it to expand its definition of the word “vaccine”

UK vaccines
World News

UK extends Covid vaccine booster programme to all adults

By Agence France-Presse29-11-2021 21:24

“In this race between the vaccines and the virus, the new variant may have given the virus extra legs,” UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid

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News

Mandatory vaccines for SA? New task team set up, says Ramaphosa

By Thabo Baloyi28-11-2021 21:19

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

Cyril Ramaphosa Vaccines Mandatory South Africa
News

Will vaccines become MANDATORY in SA? Cyril hints at big policy change

By Tom Head28-11-2021 20:39

For a while, it seemed like the debate about making vaccines mandatory in South Africa – for any setting – was done. Then Omicron arrived…

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News

Only vaccinated can use taxis? Business group demands vaccine mandate

By The South African28-11-2021 09:55

Should South Africans should only be able to use taxis or busses if they are vaccinated? One group wants a BIG vaccine mandate.

Pfizer to allow generic versio
Health and Fitness

Pfizer to allow generic versions of its COVID-19 pill in certain countries

By Erene Roux16-11-2021 18:21

A new agreement will allow qualified generic drug manufacturers to make their own versions of Pfizer’s experimental antiviral COVID-19 pill.

The language of vaccines: Oxfo
Lifestyle

The language of vaccines: Oxford Languages names its 2021 word of the year

By Erene Roux05-11-2021 12:13

The Oxford word of the year is a word or expression that has attracted a great deal of interest over the last 12 months. Can you guess what it is?

Gauteng Health hospitals
News

COVID-19 vaccines: Gauteng surpasses six million vaccination mark

By Siseko Gwegwe04-11-2021 21:10

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

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News

Election Day: Here’s where you can get vaccinated while you vote!

By Dan Meyer01-11-2021 12:08

Pop-up vaccination sites are operating at nearly 1 000 voting stations across the country on Election Day, and food vouchers are up for grabs.

COVID-19 vaccine trial
News

SA to hold new trial for ‘pill based’ COVID-19 vaccine

By The South African31-10-2021 11:00

Would you take a tablet vaccine? A US company will run a trial in South Africa for its new ‘pill based’ oral COVID-19 vaccine.

Getting vaccinated without par
Health and Fitness

Getting vaccinated without parental consent is ‘only possible in theory’

By Erene Roux26-10-2021 09:49

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

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Prison offers inmates McDonald’s and pizza if they vaccinate

By Siseko Gwegwe21-10-2021 15:27

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.

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COVID-19: UCT Council adopts mandatory vaccine policy from next year

By Thabo Baloyi20-10-2021 15:15

From 1 January 2022, UCT students and staff will ne required to show proof of vaccination before entering the institution’s premises

Vaccine
News

Government: No second jabs and vaccine certificates for foreign nationals

By Siseko Gwegwe19-10-2021 10:55

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

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News

Sputnik: Vaccine application on hold because of HIV risk concerns

By Gcina Ntsaluba19-10-2021 05:30

The application for the use of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine has been put on hold by SAHPRA after the applicant failed to provide the required data.

Children vaccines
News

Children older than 12 can get vaccines without parents’ consent

By Siseko Gwegwe18-10-2021 11:27

The Department of Health says children over 12 can get COVID-19 vaccines without parental consent. The law permits it in the Children’s Act.

US pharmacist jailed for 3 years after tampering with Covid vaccines
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Health Department: More than 20 MILLION vaccine doses administered

By Thabo Baloyi16-10-2021 08:39

According to the Department of Health, as of Friday evening, 15 October 2021, 20 124 176 vaccine vials were administered

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News

COVID-19: South Africa to start jabs for kids as young as 12

By Agence France-Presse15-10-2021 16:06

“We ready to open up vaccination for children between 12-17 years of age, […],” Health Minister Joe Phaahla told a news conference

A study shows that 40% of Africans are opposed to mandatory vaccinations. Image: Canva
Health and Fitness

12-17 cohort can get COVID jab from 20 October…without parents’ consent

By Erene Roux15-10-2021 11:37

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

Vaccination
News

“Introduce mandatory vaccination policies,” says Business for South Africa

By Siseko Gwegwe13-10-2021 15:37

B4SA says it’s time for mandatory vaccination policies and rewards, or else the national December vaccination target will be a lost dream.

Alan van der Merwe
Motoring

SA F1 Medical driver Alan van der Merwe to miss races over refusal to be vaccinated

By Storm Simpson13-10-2021 11:17

F1 Race Director Michael Masi confirmed that South African Medical Driver Alan van der Merwe could miss some of the forthcoming races due to his decision to opt against the vaccine.

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