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501Y.V2 immunity  A preliminary study conducted by KRISP showed people previously infected with the new variant are immune from reinfection and possibly other circulating variants. The study involved a small number of people and is yet to be submitted for evaluation by the scientific community. Scientists said the plasma collected from people infected with the variant had “good neutralising activity”, including against “first wave” viruses and potentially other variants of concern. I...

Investing R68 million towards Covid-19 research and development activities By Opinion Dr Blade Nzimande The Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation has been hard at work since the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to implement what President Cyril Ramaphosa directed the department to do to change the lives of our people. As the minister, I am responsible for the Department of Higher Education and Training and the Department of Science and Innovation. We will continue with t...

The funding to the KwaZulu-Natal Research and Informatics Sequencing Platform (Krisp) will be used to understand the spread of Covid