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[ad_1] Zimbabweans queuing at the Beitbridge border post. Cheaper Covid-19 tests at South African border posts saw an influx of travelers queuing at the country’s land ports of entry. In January, videos on social media showed chaotic scenes at the busy Beitbridge border post as thousands of Zimbabweans tried to …

[ad_1] President Ramaphosa. (Photo: GCIS) President Cyril Ramaphosa told an Eastern Cape government lekgotla that scientists have been instructed to devise a plan to vaccinate the population in the shortest time possible. The health department postponed the launch of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine after scientists found that it might …

[ad_1] By Rudolph nkgadima 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare CAPE TOWN – The AstraZeneca vaccine may not be effective against the Covid-19 variant found in South Africa, but its use in the country has not been completely ruled out. According to the director general of the health department, …

[ad_1] A doctor and his patient, both terminally ill, have petitioned the High Court to allow physician-assisted suicide and physician-assisted euthanasia. The request by Suzanne Walter, a palliative care specialist, and her patient Diethelm Harck, is supported by advocate Bruce Leech and Dr. Paul Rowe, both atheists. They argue that …

[ad_1] How can the government extend the expiration date of a vaccine? Why didn’t the government know before that it wasn’t working? Answers to your questions about the AstraZeneca vaccine. An image from the brochure released by the University of Oxford on November 23, 2020 shows a technician working on …

[ad_1] A healthcare worker holds a vial of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on January 7 in Currie, Scotland. Russell Cheyne / WPA Pool / Getty Images Scotland’s Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon urged trust in the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine and encouraged people to continue to come forward to receive it. …

[ad_1] Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde says they are devastated by the temporary suspension of vaccines. Western Cape Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo says she’s “bloody mad” after the announcement was made. Prime Minister Alan Winde says the province will continue to advance its logistics planning for phase one of …

[ad_1] The release of that particular vaccine has been frozen for the time being after the first data showed that the AstraZeneca inoculation provided minimal protection against mild to moderate infection caused by the dominant variant. FILE: Vaccines arriving from India are loaded onto a truck at OR Tambo International …

[ad_1] By Se-Anne Rall 50 m ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare DURBAN – Former criminal intelligence chief Richard Mdluli has again not appeared in court, apparently for medical reasons. He was due to appear in court for his alleged role in a corruption of illicit funds case. Investigations Directorate spokesman …

[ad_1] President Ramaphosa said that what he found “most disturbing” was “the deliberate intent to commit fraud” at a time when the country was struggling to acquire emergency PPE to protect people. President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on February 1, 2021, regarding the government’s latest efforts to combat the …