On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, China. ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed as the causative agent of what we now know as ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19). Since then, the virus has spread to more than 100 countries, including South Africa.
Any adult who has not had a dose in the past six months, whether they are immunocompromised or not, will be eligible to receive an additional booster dose [Read more]
The Department of Health (DOH) says it is in consultation with scientists over a highly transmissible variant of the COVID-19 virus. [Read more]
This collection will be driven by their Revenue Enhancement Strategy, endorsed by the Executive Council earlier this year. The strategy is supported by two pillars and features 16 money-generating projects. [Read more]
According to the Health Minister, these children will be offered two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, with an interval of 21 days between the two doses. [Read more]
South Africa recorded a 16.9% increase in the number of new cases detected in week 45 of 2022, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said [Read more]
Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Candith Mashego-Dlamini, will hand over vaccines in Liberia and Sierra Leone this week. [Read more]
Another COVID-19 related fatality has been confirmed by the South African Health Practitioners Association (SAHPRA) on Monday, September 12. [Read more]
The patient was diagnosed and died from a rare immune system disease called Guillain-Barre (GBS) Syndrome after receiving the COVID-19 Janssen vaccine. [Read more]
The gazetting of the regulations means that the wearing of face masks in any public-use indoor space or when on public transport to contain the spread of COVID-19 fell away, as was required. [Read more]
Phetoho Maja shares a success story on one of government’s interventions in dealing with homelessness around Gauteng. [Read more]
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