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South Africa's Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination roll-out programme has come to a grinding halt.

SA temporarily suspends J&J jab The South African Department of Health has put the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine on hold temporarily, while it investigates a possible link between the jab and a rare blood clot disorder. Johnson & Johnson vaccineThis follows the Food and Drug Administrations (FDAs) decision to suspend the J&J vaccine after an unusual blood clot condition with a low platelet count was reported in six women between the ages of 18 and 48, even though over 6.6 million J&...

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout has been “provisionally” suspended in SA following an investigation of a possible link between the vaccine and a rare type of blood clot in the brain.

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No major safety concerns identified with J&J vaccine so far – SAHPRA 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 The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has said that no major safety con...

South Africa recorded 655 new Covid-19 infections by Monday and 34 new Covid-19-related deaths, taking the confirmed death toll to 53 356. According to a statement by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, as of Monday, the country recorded a total of 1 559 113 confirmed Covid-19 cases.

SA has recorded 847 new Covid-19 cases and 67 new Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. SA has a total of 1 559 960 Covid cases with 53 423 deaths.

The Health Minister announced on Tuesday that South Africa would voluntarily suspend its rollout until the causal relationship between the development of clots and the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was sufficiently interrogated.

South Africa recorded 34 more Covid-19 deaths over the past 24 hours, pushing the country’s death rate to 53 356, the Department of Health’s daily coronavius statistics revealed

SA records 1285 new Covid-19 infections, 30 deaths Share Durban: South Africa Covid-19 rate increased by 1285 according to the Department of Health’s daily statistics. A total of 29 464 tests were conducted in the past day. A further 30 people have succumbed to the virus bringing the total death toll to 53 256. Gauteng recorded the highest number of deaths with 11 followed by Mpumalanga with 8, KZN 5 and Eastern Cape 1. Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape and Western Cape all recorded z...