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Health care workers urged to vaccinate in Sisonke Protocol As of 5 May, 119 health care workers had been vaccinated at Settlers Hospital. Settlers opened for the continuation of Phase 1, which is the vaccination of health care workers in terms of the Sisonke Protocol research programme. Around 500 health care workers from the Health Department’s Makana Subdistrict had already been vaccinated at the Port Elizabeth Sisonke research site. The Department of Health administrative area includes Ndlambe and Makana Municipalities. South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) investigators i...

South Africa’s Covid-19 deaths climb to 54 557 after 46 more succumb to the virus By IOL Reporter Share Durban - A total of 33 414 people were tested for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours which increased South Africa’s active new cases by 2073, figures from the Department of Health showed. According to the department’s daily statistics on new infections and deaths, the the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases identified in South Africa stood at 1 588 221as of Wednesday. The number of tests conducted to date is 10 773 227. This came against the backdrop of 46 more Covid-19 related de...

All SA provinces show increasing Covid-19 cases, as Gauteng up 33% from last week Share All South African provinces have seen an increase in Covid-19 cases, with Gauteng seeing the sharpest increase of 33% up since last week. Senior researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Dr Ridhwaan Suliman said for the first time since February 18, the country has reported over two thousand cases in one day. According to the department’s daily statistics on new infections and deaths, the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases identified in South Africa stood at 1 588 221 as ...

COVID-19: Elderly called to register for vaccine in Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape Health Department has urged the elderly to register for their Covid-19 vaccine. Health workers will assist door-to-door. The Eastern Cape Department of Health has called on people aged 60 and above to register for the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine. On Wednesday, 5 May, the department announced that the Sisonke Protocol vaccine programme was back in full swing. The country’s vaccination programme has been strengthened by the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine – which will mostly be administered in urban areas becaus...

Variant Seen in India Not Detected in SA, But Still Waiting for Sample Results. Photo: SA News South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has reiterated that the variant currently wreaking havoc in India has not been identified in South Africa… although specialists are awaiting the results of some samples. He said that South Africa’s teams remain on high alert to survey, detect and contain the spread of COVID-19 in general, with heightened awareness of travellers from countries where variants of concern (VOCs) are dominating. Several other countries around the world and in Africa (i...