FRANCE MAY EASE COVID-19 HEALTH PASS RESTRICTIONS IN LARGE SHOPPING MALLS

Sat 04 September 2021: If the COVID-19 outbreak situation improves, France may be able to relax health pass regulations that are restricting the activity of large shopping malls, Labor Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Saturday. “The health situation is improving. If this is confirmed, we will be able to ease the rules,” Borne told France […]

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AFRICA’S COVID-19 CASES SURPASS 7.84 MLN AS VACCINES ARE STILL FAR OFF

Sat 04 September 2021: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 7,844,232 as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 197,986. Some 7,015,476 […]

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SAHPRA AGREES WITH FDA WARNING AGAINST IVERMECTIN FOR COVID

Fri 03 September 2021: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has joined the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to caution against the use of Ivermectin to treat COVID-19. According to SAHPRA, its position to align itself with the FDA is reflected in the statement issued in January this year, outlining its […]

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MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION IN SA IS NOT GOVERNMENT’S PRIORITY

Fri 03 September 2021: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says the question on whether government should issue a legislation or regulation on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, is currently not among its priorities.  “The position of government is very clear. Our priority is to mobilise and convince people to come forward voluntarily and take the vaccine, [and] […]

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HEALTH-CARE WORKERS IN GREECE PROTEST MANDATORY VACCINATIONS

Thu 02 September 2021: Hundreds of healthcare workers in Greece marched through Athens this morning to protest against mandatory Covid vaccines for anyone working in their sector. The regulation came into effect yesterday and any healthcare worker who isn’t vaccinated against Covid or recovered from the disease within the past six months will be suspended from work without pay. […]

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SAHPRA MONITORING VACCINE EFFICACY AS COVID-19 VARIANTS EMERGE

Thu 02 September 2021: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) board chairperson, Professor Helen Reese, has assured South Africans that the authority is working to make sure that COVID-19 vaccines are effective against new variants. Reese was speaking during a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Health on Thursday. Reese said the behaviour […]

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‘MASS MISINFORMATION’ FOR COVID VACCINE HESITANCY, PRINCE HARRY

Thu 02 September 2021: Prince Harry blaming overwhelming “mass-scale misinformation” for Covid vaccine hesitancy. In a virtual appearance at the GQ men of the year awards, Harry presented the prize to Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert, Prof Catherine Green and the Oxford/AstraZeneca team. Prince Harry warned: “Until every community can access the vaccine and until every community is […]

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UK REPORTS HIGHEST DAILY DEATHS SINCE MARCH; BOOSTER VACCINE ‘HIGHLY LIKELY’

Thu 02 September 2021: The UK recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday since March as cases continue to rise amid fears of a surge as the new school year begins. A total of 207 deaths were reported, the highest since March 9, when 231 deaths were registered. Between Aug. 26 and Sept. […]

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