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[ad_1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that most Canadians should be vaccinated by September 2021. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is conducting a COVID-19 vaccine trial together with BioNTech. Image: Supplied. OTTAWA – Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, days after Britain became the first country to green-light and …

[ad_1] As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to persist in many countries around the world, the World Health Organization has launched the COVAX program to accelerate the search for an effective vaccine, and South Africa wants to get involved. JOHANNESBURG – The Solidarity Fund said it had earmarked R 327 million …

[ad_1] A tender for EPI has been rejected. Gauteng’s controversial PPE tender awarded to Ledla Structural Development and three others has been shelved, reviewed and canceled. A court ruled that money deposited in the bank accounts of Ledla Structural Development, Rhulani Mboweni Lehong and Kgodisho Norman Lehong will be confiscated …

[ad_1] A nurse puts on personal protective equipment before caring for a Covid-19 patient. Thomas Lohnes / Getty Images The protective face masks used by many doctors are not safe. A study carried out on 12 brands of KN95 masks by the University of Cape Town revealed that none of …

[ad_1] Western Cape Health Chief Dr. Keith Cloete said cases in the Cape metro continued to rise and said there were similar signs in the Cape Winelands. FILE: A healthcare worker organizes newly administered COVID-19 tests at the United Memorial Medical Center’s COVID-19 testing site in Houston, Texas, Thursday, June …

[ad_1] By Zaahier Adams 10h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Reports in the Sri Lanka Daily Mirror They have indicated that the island nation’s Ministry of Health is not comfortable with the proposed tour of South Africa later this month. The Sri Lankan team will arrive on a commercial Qatar …

[ad_1] The Eastern Cape has the highest death toll from Covid-19. by John Moore / Getty Images Prime Minister Oscar Mabuyane says the government cannot destroy the economy again by going back to level 5. The Eastern Cape currently has the highest number of Covid-19-related deaths after it reached 5,116 …

[ad_1] By Se-Anne Rall 4h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Durban – The number of Covid-19 cases is expected to rise further on December 16, when factories and major industries close for the holiday season and more people travel back home. This is according to Professor Salim Abdool Karim, who …

[ad_1] South Africa intends to speed up regulatory approval for Covid-19 vaccines and expects the first applications within fifteen days, says the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra). In an interview with Reuters, the regulator said the government expects to receive its first vaccines from the Covax global vaccine …

[ad_1] The Democratic Alliance has raised concerns about the recent rise in Gauteng’s Covid-19 infections and the lack of accurate reporting. The province reported 1,162 new infections on Wednesday (Dec. 10), nearly triple the average number of daily infections last week. However, DA Gauteng health representative Jack Bloom says the …