Mon 21 June 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to set up a technology transfer hub in South Africa for the country to produce its own messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines and provide necessary training to local manufacturers, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. “Today, I’m delighted to announce that WHO […]
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Mon 21 June 2021: Current COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against the Delta coronavirus variant, which was first detected in India, but they still prevent severe disease and death, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead for COVID-19, said on Monday. “There is a recent study that came out in The Lancet … […]
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Mon 21 June 2021: The Department of Basic Education is calling on all teachers and staff to be at school in order to prepare for the COVID-19 vaccination programme set to start on Wednesday. In a statement on Monday, the department said the vaccination programme is an opportunity to normalise schooling and intensify the process […]
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Mon 21 June 2021: The Palestinian Authority (PA) plans to renew a deal to receive 1.4 million Pfizer vaccines from Israel, after rejecting the original supply due to the vaccines being too close to their expiration date. According to Wafa news agency, PA Health Minister Mai Alkaila confirmed yesterday that her office would renegotiate with Pfizer and the Israeli […]
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Mon 21 June 2021: Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi, has assured the public that healthcare workers and the department remain committed to tackling the third wave of COVID-19 infections. In addition, the MEC said they will be appointing additional staff to the 5 521 COVID-19 posts filled as of 1 June 2021. “Despite the […]
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Mon 21 June 2021: Russia’s Gamaleya research center will start trials of its Sputnik V vaccine on teenagers aged between 12 and 17 in Moscow’s medical facilities in July, volunteer selection is ongoing, Moscow Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova announced on Monday. “Early in July, clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine on teenagers aged 12-17 […]
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Mon 21 June 2021: UK business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on Monday that it is very “unlikely” the government would lift the remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England any time sooner than July 19, despite the opening of the vaccination program to all adults in the United Kingdom. “It could be before but I think that […]
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Mon 21 June 2021: The COVID-19 vaccination of teachers and support staff will start this Wednesday until a day before the schools close to mark the end of the second term on 8 July 2021. Basic Education (DBE) Minister Angie Motshekga made the announcement during a recent media briefing on the basic education sector’s response […]
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Sun 20 June 2021: India has registered 58,419 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest daily increase in 81 days, according to the Union health ministry. Sunday’s cases are the lowest since March 30, when 56,211 people were detected Covid-19 positive. India remains second only to the US in terms of […]
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Sun 20 June 2021: Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets in the country’s largest cities to protest against President Jair Bolsonaro and show support for the vaccination against COVID-19, Brazilian media reported on Saturday. As reported by the G1 news portal, the protests began in the morning and took place in at least 15 […]
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