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Here is why we need more than a sugar tax to reduce unhealthy consumption Sugary drinks manufacturers are increasing targeting rural communities, says the Healthy Living Alliance. (Breakingpic/Pexels) The current sugar tax is not enough to help South Africa reach its goals to reduce obesity. Experts say advocacy and implementation are just as important. South Africa has taxed sugary drinks since 2018, but experts are learning that a tax is not enough of a deterrent. “Three years running sin...

Africa lags behind in joining the growing number of countries around the world that have imposed taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks as a key strategy to ease the public health burdens associated with obesity. Sluggish reform and industry resistance to change will pile pressure on the public health purse on the continent. And it’s children and young people who will bear the brunt of disease. Children and young people make up the majority of the population on the continent. According to United Nat...

South Africas Covid-19 vaccine injury fund to protect manufacturers from claims 21 April 2021 10:48 AM Share This: Citizens will be able to claim from the fund if they experience complications as a result of a Covid-19 jab acquired by the SA government. South African government is currently finalising its Covid-19 vaccine no-fault compensation scheme, which is currently open for public comment. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma says the purpo...

How virus variants get their confusing names—and how to make them better Right now were stuck with jumbles of letters and numbers, or country names that stigmatize people from that region. Experts have a plan to fix that. ByAmy McKeever Email Coronavirus variant names are strange and complicated. Sure, B.1.1.7 or P.1 might be perfectly fine names when virologists and microbiologists need to keep track of them—but they’re not so useful for the public trying to make sense of the variants dr...

How well Covid-19 vaccines work against variants, according to the latest research ⋮ As more Americans receive Covid-19 vaccines, just how effective are vaccines at combatting variants of the new coronavirus that are surging throughout the United States? Heres what the latest research says. According to The Hill, experts are scrambling to determine how well authorized vaccines perform against coronavirus variants because, in several countries, the variants are becoming the dominant vers...

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  / A scientist works on COVID-19 samples to find variations of the virus at the Croix-Rousse Hospital laboratory in Lyon, France, in January. // AFP via Getty Images, Jeff Pachoud Its official: This week U.S. health authorities announced that the mutant strain of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom last winter is now the predominant strain in the United States. And its been found in at least 130 other countries as well. On a reassuring note, officials said theres stro...

A scientist works on COVID-19 samples to find variations of the virus at the Croix-Rousse Hospital laboratory in Lyon, France, in January. Image: Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images Its official: This week U.S. health authorities announced that the mutant strain of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom last winter is now the predominant strain in the United States. And its been found in at least 130 other countries as well. On a reassuring note, officials said theres strong evide...

John Thwaites, Liam Smith, Salim Abdool Karim, Yanis Ben Amor New COVID variants have changed the game, vaccines will not be enough At the end of 2020, there was a strong hope that high levels of vaccination would see humanity finally gain the upper hand over SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19. In an ideal scenario, the virus would then be contained at very low levels without further societal disruption or significant numbers of deaths. But since then, new �...

3 Min Read JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Research by South African scientists suggests that antibodies triggered by exposure to the country’s dominant coronavirus variant can prevent infection by other variants, the scientists said on Wednesday. A healthcare worker receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town, South Africa, February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo The findings in laboratory studies offer hope that...