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coronavirus crisis: – AstraZeneca jab link to blood clots – The EU’s medicines regulator says that blood clots should be listed as a rare side effect of the AstraZeneca jab but the benefits continue to outweigh risks. WHO experts say a causal relationship between the vaccine and blood clots is “plausible but is not confirmed”. Italy and Belgium react by suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine on younger people. The UK says it will use other vaccines on those under 30 whenever p...

South Africa to revise its Covid-19 vaccination strategy Updated Jacaranda FM Share this: The Department of Health says it has revised its COVID-19 vaccination strategy to ensure the mass roll-out is more effective and in line with the country’s expectations. Gauteng Provincial Government Health Minister Zweli Mkhize released a statement on Tuesday evening, saying urgent consultations will get underway before the final programme is rolled out.   “We have also continued to engage stakehol...

File image NATIONAL NEWS - South Africa has signed a deal for the procurement of 20 million doses of Pfizer  vaccines.  According to the announcement made by Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, payment processes are also underway to close the deal in the next few days. In addition, with the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) agreement also fully concluded, Mkhize believes that this sets the stage for a significant and rapid expansion of the countrys COVID-19 vaccination programme. ...

Stage set for ‘rapid expansion’ of South Africa’s vaccination programme, says Mkhize Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced on Tuesday that the deal to bring in 20 million Pfizer vaccines had been signed By TimesLIVE - 07 April 2021 Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday that the deal had been signed for SA to receive 20 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines, which would pave the way for the countrys mass vaccination campaign. Image: BREADCRUMBS LINGUI...

Stage set for rapid expansion of SAs vaccination programme, says Mkhize TimesLIVE"> By TimesLIVE - 07 April 2021 - 06:21 Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday that the deal had been signed for SA to receive 20 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines, which would pave the way for the countrys mass vaccination campaign. Image: BreadCrumbs Linguistics The deal to bring in 20 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines has been officially signed, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize ...

New vaccine plan in the works for South Africa: Mkhize Subscribe Government has concluded an agreement with pharmaceutical company Pfizer for the delivery of 20 million Covid-19 vaccines to South Africa, says health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize. The new agreement, alongside a deal with Johnson & Johnson, will set the stage for a significant and rapid expansion of the country’s vaccination programme, he said. The Health minister said that the final tranche of 200,000 Johnson & Johnson doses for th...

───   06:23 Sun, 04 Apr 2021 Photo: Pixabay/Fernando Zhiminaicela The number of South Africans who died due to Covid-19 now stands at 52 954 after eight new deaths were recorded on Saturday. Three were recorded in the Free State, one in Gauteng, two in KwaZulu Natal, one of the Northern Cape and one in the Western Cape. The number of infections recorded in the country since the start of the pandemic now stands at s 1 551 501. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhiz...

───   07:38 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 Photo: Pixabay/Fernando Zhiminaicela South Africa has recorded 1 273 new Covid-19 infections and a further 49 deaths over the past 24 hours, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. This brings the cumulative number of cases recorded since the start of the pandemic to 1 550 724. South Africa’s death toll now stands at 52 946. “The number of health care workers vaccinated under the Sisonke Protocol remains 269 102,â...

Anti-vaxxers gaining momentum around the world, including SA By Norman Cloete Recent surveys show there’s rising vaccine scepticism in South Africa. Vaccination in South Africa is not compulsory, but every citizen is expected to adhere to preventive measures such as wearing a mask, physical distance, cleaning of hands regularly, sufficient fresh air and avoiding crowded spaces. This is the word from the national Health Department in reaction to the growing number of countries where citize...

The number of South Africans who died due to Covid-19 now stands at 52 954 after eight new deaths were recorded.