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Covid resources: Developing countries at the mercy of their wealthier counterparts 16 Mar 2021 Wealthier countries remain determined to keep essential Covid-19 resources to themselves. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images) Wealthier countries remain determined to keep essential Covid-19 resources to themselves, rather than facilitating easier trade of such items with developing countries, despite talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).  In October 2020, India and South Africa proposed a temporary intellectual property waiver on equipment, medication and vaccines related...

National Health Laboratory calls for participants to test antibody tests 16 Mar 2021 The NHLS will collect samples from at least 300 participants and bank them for use in future rapid or serological tests. (Photo by Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The National Health Laboratory Service is looking for people to participate in a study aimed at evaluating the performance of Covid-19 rapid antibody tests. Samples collected from the participants will be used to create banks of known positive and negative controls that scientists around the country can use to quickly and acc...

SADC’s silence on access to Covid-19 vaccines is too loud 11 Mar 2021 All people living in Southern Africa need equitable vaccine access. Time is short and our people are dying, so the regional body should act fast. (Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images) Since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic a year ago, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), comprising 16 countries in the sub-region, has taken a reasonably active role in providing information and guidance to states on preventing the rapid spread of the deadly virus.  However, the regiona...

A survival kit for healthcare workers, before the Covid-19 third wave hits 11 Mar 2021 At risk: Nurses outside a Covid-19 ward at Tembisa hospital. Global studies find healthcare workers are experiencing an increase in mental-health issues since the advent of the pandemic. (Marco Longari/AFP) (Photos by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) Exhausted healthcare workers have an estimated two months of precious respite to build resilience to burnout, read up on mental health injury symptoms and discover where to get help before the third Covid-19 wave hits. This while they continue to suffer twice the Covid-19 ...

Dutch vaccination calculator: When will you really get the jab? Facebook Dutch vaccination calculator: When will you really get the jab? SHARES Facebook What's up Countries around the world already have them, and now the Netherlands has one too: a coronavirus vaccination calculator. While the Dutch government has published its vaccination strategy, the slow immunisation rate in the Netherlands means many will be wondering what the timeline will actually look like and when they should expect to be vaccinated against COVID-19.  Well, wonder no longer with this vaccine queue calculator! Calcu...