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Mkhize confirms successful sale of AstraZeneca jabs to 17 AU member states

Mkhize confirms successful sale of AstraZeneca jabs to 17 AU member states
Giving an update on the sale of the COVID-19 vaccines, Minister Zweli Mkhize said it’s gratifying to know that countries like Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Uganda and Nigeria would benefit from the stockpile that SA could not use.
FILE: Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said government is pleased to see a successful conclusion of the matter which he calls "a win-win". Picture: EWN
17 hours ago
JOHANNESBURG – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has given an update on the sale of South Africa's AstraZeneca vaccines, confirming that 17 African Union (AU) member countries will benefit, however, he did not disclose how much the country has sold them for.

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EXPLAINER: Can vaccinated people still spread COVID-19?

EXPLAINER: Can vaccinated people still spread COVID-19?
This article first appeared on The Conversation.
Editor’s note: So you’ve gotten your coronavirus vaccine, waited the two weeks for your immune system to respond to the shot and are now fully vaccinated. Does this mean you can make your way through the world like the old days without fear of spreading the virus? Deborah Fuller is a microbiologist at the University of Washington School of Medicine working on coronavirus vaccines. She explains what the science shows about transmission post-vaccination – and whether new variants could change this equation.
DOES VACCINATION COMPLETELY PREVENT INFECTION?

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ANALYSIS: What we should know, but don't about SA's COVID-19 vaccine procurement

South Africa's constitutional values of good public governance and transparency in public procurement have been sacrificed in the process of buying COVID-19 vaccines.

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Johnson & Johnson vaccine highly effective against severe COVID: FDA

New documents released by the US Food and Drug Administration show that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is highly effective against severe COVID-19, including against the variants identified in South Africa and Brazil.

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JUDITH FEBRUARY: The pendulum swings between hope and despair in South Africa

JUDITH FEBRUARY: The pendulum swings between hope and despair in South Africa
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As President Ramaphosa delivered his reply to the State of the Nation Address, the circus which is ANC politics continued to play itself out on the national stage.
Predictably, former President Jacob Zuma again failed to appear before the Zondo Commission on Monday, 15 February. In its late January judgment, the Constitutional Court ordered Zuma to do so. Again, he acted like the constitutional vandal that he is.
For someone who said he wants his day in court, Zuma is surely doing everything to avoid it. This time his lawyers argued that Zuma could not appear before the commission because he has launched a judicial review against Judge Zondo’s decision not to recuse himself.

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Day 1 of SA's J&J vaccine rollout a huge success – Health Department

The Johnson & Johnson candidate, which has shown very promising results against the COVID-19 variant that was first identified in South Africa, was now being rolled out in all provinces.

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Ask questions but support vaccine research - Gauteng's first J&J jab recipient

The first recipient of the J&J vaccination shot in Pretoria, Dr Ornica Khobo-Mpe said it is everyone’s right to ask questions about the vaccine – but trials and science will deliver the answers.

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Mokgethi confident all Gauteng health workers will be vaccinated in coming weeks

The Gauteng Health Department is expecting more jabs from Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer to arrive soon.

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President Ramaphosa: Some said we couldn't protect lives. Yet here we are

In his response to the State of the Nation debate, President Cyril Ramaphosa referred to the beginning of the vaccine rollout as a new chapter in the fight against COVID-19.

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'We feel like there's hope now:' KZN healthcare workers get COVID-19 vaccine

‘We feel like there’s hope now:’ KZN healthcare workers get COVID-19 vaccine
KZN has received 10,800 of the 80,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses that have touched down in the country so far.
Dr Nerika Maharaj, the first health-care worker to be vaccinated in KwaZulu-Natal. Picture: Nkosikhona Duma/EWN
62 days ago
DURBAN – There was general excitement at Durban's Prince Mshiyeni Hospital where the official COVID-19 vaccination programme for KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has been launched on Thursday.
The province has received 10,800 of the 80,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses that have touched down in the country so far.
Healthcare workers at the KZN facility told
Eyewitness News that the vaccine was their hope for a safer environment after working throughout the traumatic first and second waves of the virus.

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