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[ad_1] By Se-Anne Rall 2h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Durban – Twitter broke out today after it emerged that Dr. Wouter Basson has worked as a cardiologist at at least two Mediclinic facilities in the Western Cape. Basson, nicknamed Dr. Death, has reportedly been working at the facility for …

[ad_1] The WHO has recommended a course of treatment with Covid-19. Health officials with resuscitation teams will be on hand to help in the event someone has an adverse reaction to Covid-19 vaccines. The official of the Department of Health, Aquina Thulare, informed the Progressive Business Forum of the ANC …

[ad_1] An investigation panel headed by attorney Tembeka Ngcukaitobi has found that some of the largest health care schemes in South Africa are guilty of “unfair racial discrimination” in the results of their investigations of fraud, waste and abuse of black health care providers. Less than two hours after the …

[ad_1] A health worker with safety equipment. Oliver Berg / Picture Alliance via Getty Images The judge says the case is not urgent, removes it from the court list. The decision means that the long-awaited report can finally be published. The Government Employees Health Plan says a report has been …

[ad_1] The new variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was detected in South Africa, is 50% more transmissible than previous variants. However, there is no evidence that the new variant, 501Y.V2, causes a more severe form of Covid-19. Data have shown that there are no notable changes in mortality rates for different …

[ad_1] India’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign got off to a successful start with more than 190,000 people taking their first hits and no one being hospitalized for major side effects. Residents hold a man while a healthcare worker takes a swab sample for COVID-19 coronavirus at a community gym center on …

[ad_1] By Reuters 3h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Johannesburg, South Africa, which has yet to receive its first doses of coronavirus vaccine, will receive 9 million from Johnson & Johnson, the Health Ministry said Monday. The government is trying to secure enough Covid-19 vaccines after healthcare workers and scientists …

[ad_1] A patient looks out from the window of her hospital in Cape Town. Supplied by Esa Alexander Interreligious prayers are being held for Covid-19 patients and hospital staff in Cape Town. Each session is limited to 15 people, with face masks and social distancing is imposed. Unexpected arrivals are …

[ad_1] Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. (Photo: Beeld) Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is the latest leader to commit to taking the Covid-19 vaccine once it becomes available. His promise comes as conspiracy theories about the vaccine have spread like wildfire on social media. Misinformation around vaccines has created doubt and fear. …

[ad_1] DA leader John Steenhuisen. The district attorney has questioned the secrecy surrounding the South African government’s Covid-19 vaccine implementation plan. He wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to give details of the plan within seven days. The party has threatened to go to court if the president does not comply with …