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The health department has clarified that those who got their initial jabs of the Covid-19 vaccine outside SA can soon get their booster shots in this country.

The deputy director-general of the health department, Dr Nicholas Crisp, says the Electronic Vaccination Data System [EVDS] is working well, despite reported hiccups in the registration process.

Cabinet discussed measures to protect South Africans from a third wave of infections. It encouraged people over the age of 60 to register for the vaccination programme. "There will be a family meeting soon," acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced at a post-Cabinet briefing as the number of Covid-19 infections and the death toll continue to rise. LIVE | However, the measures President Cyril Ramaphosa are expected to announce are still considered private and are not...

Learning from the experience of others – vaccine rollouts from around the world ― Otto von Bismarck Six months have passed since the first COVID-19 vaccine was administered in Coventry, England in December 2020. Since then, 1.5 billion doses have been injected worldwide. The events unfolding in India, however, are a cautionary tale against overconfident leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. The dire situation there emphasises the fact that we need to remain vigilant during the vaccinatio...

Cabinet has urged those aged 60 and over, to register for their COVID-19 vaccination, as government gears up to commence with phase two of its mass vaccine rollout on Monday. According to a statement released by Cabinet on Thursday, the national and provincial Departments of Health will soon issue information about the location of more than 3 000 vaccination centres across the country. “The commencement of phase two will run simultaneously with the continuing vaccination of healthcare workers...

About 280 000 People Registered For COVID-19 Vaccine Photo by Hakan Nural on Unsplash 6 hours ago 1 min read Share with your network! Project manager for the new vaccination registration portal, Milani Wolmarans said she is confident the first phase will run smoothly. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize had launched the COV...

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...

Covid-19 vaccine registration opens at 4pm for people over 60 Share CAPE TOWN – South African citizens who want to receive a Covid-19 vaccine and are over the age of 60 will now be able register through the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS) from 4pm today. This morning, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize officially launched the Covid-19 Electronic Vaccination Data System for people who are 60 years and above. Mkhize also said that the registration does not guarantee that a person will be v...

SA citizens below 60 years unhappy they cannot register for vaccine Share CAPE TOWN: South Africans below the age of 60 were left disappointed, when they found out that they could not register on the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS). However, people under the age of 60 who tried to register on the portal, were met with the message: Please note that registration for vaccination is currently only open for those that are 60 years or older. Those under 60 years of age will be invited to...

15 April 2021 - 22:51 By TimesLIVE There were 1,372 new Covid-19 cases and 73 deaths recorded across SA in the past 24 hours. Image: 123RF/perig76 There were 1,372 new Covid-19 cases and 73 deaths recorded across SA in the past 24 hours, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday. This means there have been 1,562,931 cases and 53,571 fatalities recorded since the outbreak of the coronavirus in March last year. The new infections came from 43,550 tests, at a posit...