Sun 31 October 2021: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has announced that 1 000 voting stations in South Africa will have pop-up vaccination sites on Election Day, 1 November. Addressing the media on Friday, the Minister told the journalists these sites will target mainly areas where the uptake of vaccination has been low. “We hope […]
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Sat 30 October 2021: On Saturday, new coronavirus restrictions went into place across Russia, with authorities hoping to reduce the number of infections and deaths. The government’s tally on Saturday showed 40,251 new cases, the largest number of new infections since the pandemic began. Last week, President Vladimir Putin ordered a paid holiday from Saturday […]
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Sat 30 October 2021: Eighteen states filed three separate lawsuits on Friday, claiming that President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for government contractors is unconstitutional. Attorneys general from Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming signed on to one lawsuit, which was filed in a federal district court […]
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Sat 30 October 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday that Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the only candidate for the position when his current term ends. “A single candidate was proposed by Member States by the Sept. 23, 2021, deadline: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,” the WHO said in a statement, adding that […]
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Sat 30 October 2021: After a tourist from New Zealand tested positive, the island nation of Tonga reported its first-ever case of COVID-19 on Friday. Tonga is one of the few countries in the world that has not had an outbreak of the virus. Tonga’s isolation, like that of many of its neighbors, has kept […]
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Sat 30 October 2021: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Friday approved vaccine booster doses for all healthcare workers who received the first shot as part of the Sisonke Study. This comes after the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended a second dose of the […]
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Fri 29 October 2021: Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP): South Africa has approved a clinical trial for a Covid vaccine pill, Israeli pharmaceutical company Oramed said on Friday. Its majority-owned subsidiary Oravax Medical has received clearance to begin enrolling patients in the trial of an oral vaccine, the company said in a statement. South Africa has […]
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Fri 29 October 2021: To encourage more South Africans to get the COVID-19 vaccine, various companies and foundations have come on board to help boost vaccination rates by providing various incentives. Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, said adults over the age of 60, who take the vaccine in November, will be rewarded with a R100 […]
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Fri 29 October 2021: According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), advertisements by the US nasal decongestant maker Xlear claiming that its nose spray protects users from COVID-19 for up to four hours caused to a request that the Justice Department penalize the company and prevent unsupported health claims in the future. “Since at least […]
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Fri 29 October 2021: Merck & Co., based in the United States, has announced that it will license drugmakers around the world to develop its potentially lifesaving antiviral tablet for the treatment of COVID-19 in adults. The medicine, known as molnupiravir, has showed promise in treating the disease, and the agreement to license its manufacture […]
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