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KwaZulu-Natal's COVID-19 numbers are surging and health experts say it's only the beginning.

By Mimi Kalinda

Why should you wait for two weeks after a flu jab before getting vaccinated for Covid-19, and is it safe to get a shot if you have a weak immune system? We break it down.

New coronavirus infections in South Africa have risen to record levels in recent days, part of a rapid rise across the continent. To fight the new wave, South Africa has reimposed several restrictions, including shutting restaurants and bars and limiting alcohol sales – and its vaccination drive is finding its feet after several stumbles. But even as the campaign gathers pace, experts say it is too late to reduce the deadly impact of the current spike. Instead, South Africa is now rushing to ...

New coronavirus infections in South Africa have risen to record levels in recent days, part of a rapid rise across the continent. To fight the new wave, South Africa has reimposed several restrictions, including shutting restaurants and bars and limiting alcohol sales – and its vaccination drive is finding its feet after several stumbles. But even as the campaign gathers pace, experts say it is too late to reduce the deadly impact of the current spike. Instead, South Africa is now rushing to ...

New coronavirus infections in South Africa have risen to record levels in recent days, part of a rapid rise across the continent. To fight the new wave, South Africa has reimposed several restrictions, including shutting restaurants and bars and limiting alcohol sales – and its vaccination drive is finding its feet after several stumbles. But even as the campaign gathers pace, experts say it is too late to reduce the deadly impact of the current spike. Instead, South Africa is now rushing to ...

New coronavirus infections in South Africa have risen to record levels in recent days, part of a rapid rise across the continent. To fight the new wave, South Africa has reimposed several restrictions, including shutting restaurants and bars and limiting alcohol sales – and its vaccination drive is finding its feet after several stumbles. But even as the campaign gathers pace, experts say it is too late to reduce the deadly impact of the current spike. Instead, South Africa is now rushing to ...

South Africa’s 14-week long Sisonke study forced research teams — 30 of them — to move from conceptualization to implementation within 17 days.The programme, which was a collaboration between the health department, the South African Medical Research

UCT’s Professor Linda-Gail Bekker and Associate Professor Lara Fairall reflect on valuable lessons learnt from the Sisonke programme.

France to join South Africa’s bid to increase support for Trips waivers at G7 meeting 1 Jun 2021 28 May 2021, South Africa, Pretoria: Emmanuel Macron (l), President of France, and Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, attend the launch meeting of the Initiative for the Future of Vaccines in Africa at the University of Pretoria. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa (Photo by Christoph Soeder/picture alliance via Getty Images) France has made a commitment to support President Cyril Ramaphosa’s d...