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Local researchers caution the vaccine was tested only in male volunteers and there's no clinical evidence it protects people from new variant

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine (Photo by Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) SA is in talks to buy additional doses of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine and has been offered supplies of Russia's Sputnik V shot. Sygnia is in talks with the Serum Institute of India about developing a new vaccine and securing doses for SA, according to a document presented to Cabinet late in January.  This follows news that a small study suggested the shots developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford could have limited impact on mild infections of the new variant.�...

15 million doses of Sputnik vaccine ready for South Africa, pharma company says Business Insider SA facebook email Vials Russia's Sputnik V vaccine seen at the Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow on August 6, 2020. The ministry of health has told cabinet that two local companies could secure more than 20 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for South Africa.  One of the companies confirmed that it has been allocated 15 million doses. These vaccines could be brought to South Africa as soon as it gets approval for emergen...

A Contestant From Montana Was on Wheel of Fortune This Week My sister and I always knew one thing about going to our grandma's house when we were younger - we would end up watching our fair share of game shows on tv. There was Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune, that's a given, but also a few that were on during the middle of the day before soap operas came on. One of those daytime game shows was the one I loved playing along with -Classic Concentration! When I was young I'm pretty sure I had appearing on the show listed as one of the things I needed to accomplish in my adult life. Do you remembe...

Surgeon General visits Billings, says vaccines can end pandemic U.S. Surgeon General checks in on RiverStone Health in Billings By: David Jay and last updated 2020-12-12 11:21:51-05 The U.S. Surgeon General made an unexpected stop in Billings on Friday, after weather would not allow a flight from Helena to Poplar. Vice Admiral Jerome Adams said he expects vaccines to be given next week. He talked with health workers from Billings Clinic, St. Vincent Healthcare and RiverStone Health. "While the TV cameras are here to just give me an overview of what this looks like here in Bill...