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The Covid-19 vaccine rollout which was paused due to blood clot concerns will resume on Wednesday, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced.

Mkhize: Risks of no inoculation far outweighs that of J&J vaccine Updated Anastasi Mokgobu Share this:  Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has given an assurance that additional measures have been put in place to ensure all healthcare workers are aware of the potential risks. Image courtesy: GCIS Mkhize has confirmed that the country will resume the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday. The use of the vaccines was suspended earlier this month following a similar decision by the Food a...

The Sisonke Protocol had vaccinated 292,623 healthcare workers before it was paused Source Monday, 26 April 2021, 08:25 Healthcare workers are given the jab of the first batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccines at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto on 17 February 2021, in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Michel Bega NATIONAL NEWS - South Africa will resume the Johnson & Johnson Sisonke trial on Wed...

Updated Anastasi Mokgobu Share this: Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that the country will resume the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday, 28 April 2021. iStock The use of the vaccines was suspended earlier this month following a similar decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States. The reason for the suspension, given by both the FDA and Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, was to give authorities a chance to re-evaluate a possible causal li...

But still only healthcare workers for now Public and private healthcare workers within the Department of Health’s Makana Subdistrict will soon be able to receive Covid-19 vaccinations at Settlers Hospital, says the Health Department’s Makana Subdistrict head Mohamed Docrat. Meanwhile, international research published yesterday in a respected scientific journal reports positively on the efficacy, safety and practicality of the Ad26.COV 2.S (J&J)  vaccine. This comes as registration has open...

Sisonke Protocol expected to restart A healthcare worker is vaccinated at Klerksdorp Hospital as part of the Sisonke (Together) programme. Sisonke will be rolled out to as many as 500,000 healthcare workers across the country. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed) The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority recommended last weekend that the Sisonke Protocol can continue to vaccine – if a set of new conditions are met. No healthcare workers have been vaccinated since it was suspended on 13 April...

Country’s mass coronavirus vaccination campaign is scheduled to start on May 17, says health minister 20.04.2021 ANKARA South Africa on Monday reported 744 new COVID-19 cases and 21 related deaths, the countrys health minister said. The new numbers pushed the caseload in the country to above 1.567 million, including 53,757 deaths and over 1.49 million recoveries, Zwelini Mkhize added. A total of 343,420 senior citizens aged 60 and above have registered for vaccination...

Western Capes vaccine preparations on track “Having being presented with the mass vaccination rollout plan for the Western Cape, I was pleased to note that the province has given full consideration to the interventions that need to be implemented such that the province can vaccinate the nearly five million citizens targeted for that region.” Enough vaccine for public and private hospitals “I am also pleased the province’s plan aligns with the national department of health strategy. I r...

SAHPRA recommends that government resumes the J&J vaccine rollout SAHPRA recommended that the Sisonke Study, which provides healthcare workers with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, should be resumed. The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) recommended that the pause on the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine Sisonke study should be lifted, on Saturday, 17 April. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize suspended the study on Tuesday, 13 April, following a caution issued by the...

Hope that J&J vaccinations will resume, despite clotting concerns The Sisonke Protocol vaccinated 292,623 healthcare workers before it was paused. Speaking to The Citizen on Monday morning, Gray said she hoped Sahpra would allow the vaccinations to continue. Source Monday, 19 April 2021, 16:00 Healthcare workers receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccines at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. Photo: Michel Bega NA...