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Injections against HIV could be manufactured locally and cheaply, says Aspen Pharmacare

Local medicines manufacturer says that licences should be given to African producers so that cabotegravir can be made more accessible.

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HIV injections could be made locally, cheaply: Aspen Ph...

Cabotegravir is still unaffordable after two years, despite local capability to manufacture it.

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Covid-19 vaccines running out, people still dying

Despite it's effectiveness, Covid vaccines still receive scrutiny from the South African public, some of which are not vaccinated.

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Covid vaccine drive running out of steam in South Afric...

Covid vaccinations still save lives, yet a lot of people remain unvaccinated or have not received booster shots.

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Covid-19: Vaccine drive is running out of steam, only 5 000 jabs a day

At the peak of the vaccination drive, South Africa was administering up to 240 000 vaccine doses a day. But this number has dropped to just over 5 000 a day.

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SA expected to begin piloting HIV prevention shot in early 2023

South Africa is expected to pilot the every-other-month HIV prevention shot soon. The injection could prevent as many as 52 000 new HIV infections in the next two decades, but to be cost-effective the price must fall to levels drugmaker ViiV Healthcare says are unrealistic. Laura Lopez Gonzalez reports.

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Covid-19: Binning of jabs 'shocking indictment' of government's vaccination campaign - health expert

Covid-19 vaccine doses destined to be binned next month are 'a shocking indictment' and questions need to be asked about how effective the country’s vaccination drive has been, some public health experts say. Ufrieda Ho reports.

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Binning 8.5m Covid jabs a 'shocking indictment' of...

‘…No proper budget for advertising… the services… and the Department of Health just expected people to arrive… and get vaccinated.’ Prof Francois Venter

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Health department to update country on remaining Covid-19 rules on Thursday

Health department to update country on remaining Covid-19 rules on Thursday
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Integrase inhibitors raise the risk of heart attack, stroke during first two years of treatment

Integrase inhibitors raise the risk of heart attack, stroke during first two years of treatment
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