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Usually, the gap between designing a study and scaling it up to reach people on the ground takes years. Sisonke did it in a matter of 17 days – and rewrote history.

Usually, the gap between designing a study and scaling it up to reach people on the ground takes years. Sisonke did it in a matter of 17 days — and rewrote history.

SA can now keep Pfizer jabs in a bar fridge for a month 24 May 2021 Vaccine roll-out will be easier now that Pfizer confirms the lifespan of its Covid-19 vaccine in a refrigerator is more than six times longer than first estimated . (Photo by Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) This extends the shelf life of the doses six-fold — from five to 31 days — and will help to speed up the country’s vaccine roll-out because the new storage conditions will result in simpler log...

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has approved changes to the storage conditions for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, allowing it to be stored in a refrigerator for a month. This extends the shelf life of the doses six-fold – from five to 31 days – and will help to speed up the country’s vaccine roll-out because it means simpler logistics, cheaper equipment and less waste. In a circular issued on 21 May, the Health Department instructed vaccination sites to follow the new...

New data confirms the lifespan of a Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in a bar fridge is 31 days, not 5 as originally estimated Adopting this storage policy would result in simpler logistics for site managers, faster immunisation coverage, cheaper equipment and less waste South Africa’s regulatory body has approved the change in storage conditions and the health department sent out a circular on May 21 informing vaccination sites that unopened, thawed Pfizer vials can be now stored in a fridge for up t...

After South Africa suspended the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the Economic Freedom Fighters urged “better” jab options. But as Africa Check explains, there really is no need to compare.

Prof Quarraisha Karim going to the UN By Thobeka Ngema Share DURBAN - PROFESSOR Quarraisha Abdool Karim of the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in SA (Caprisa) has been chosen as one of 10 eminent scientists and researchers to advise the UN on unleashing the power of technology for development. Karim is an infectious diseases epidemiologist, professor in clinical epidemiology at Colombia University, pro-vice chancellor for African Health at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, UNaids speci...

Russian and Chinese Covid-19 jabs better? South Africa’s EFF wrong to compare vaccines Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by Countries around the world have been racing to vaccinate their populations agai...

Covid-19 Vaccine Latest: Watch chaotic queues in rush to get the jab Hundreds of healthcare, municipal, insurance and other workers queued at St Augustines Hospital for the Covid-19 vaccine. Chaotic queues with no social distancing observed, developed at St Augustines Hospital on Tuesday, after hundreds of health care workers, municipal employees and auxiliary hospital staff arrived for the Covid-19 vaccine. This comes after what at this stage appears that it may be a fake message circulating o...

What is Professor Salim Abdool Karim’s new job? The Council was established earlier in April, to help guide WHO’s research. The nine-member team comprises of internationally renowned experts from around the world – and Professor Karim is proudly flying the flag for South Africa. “I am looking forward to participating in this council providing scientific advice to WHO on future developments in health that the world needs to be better prepared for. Pandemics such as Aids and COVID-19 have...