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[ad_1] Health department director general Sandile Buthelezi said the department would make additional payments in connection with vaccines delivered to Covax facilities “as they expire next year.” Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the government, international partners and companies had come together “for the sole purpose of providing quality health care …

[ad_1] (Getty) The new SARS-CoV-2 variants from the UK and South Africa are different, but both make the virus stickier and both have more genetic variations than previously observed variants. There is no evidence that current mutations make available vaccines less effective But if the variant is allowed to spread …

[ad_1] The deadline to pay was last week, but a clerical error by the Vaccine Alliance meant that the money could not be paid. ARCHIVE: The alliance and the Department of Health were in long discussions. Image: 123rf. JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has finally paid the deposit that will ensure …

[ad_1] The deadline to pay was last week, but a clerical error by the Vaccine Alliance meant that the money could not be paid. ARCHIVE: The alliance and the Department of Health were in long discussions. Image: 123rf. JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has finally paid the deposit that will ensure …

[ad_1] Countries are blocking travel after South African health officials say the new variant is dominant among recently confirmed infections. South Africa faces increasing isolation as more countries ban travel due to the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus. Israel, Turkey, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland are among …

[ad_1] Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize South Africa finally made its initial payment for the Covax vaccine program, after losing payment more than once, sparking public outcry. Earlier this week, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize attributed the delays to administrative issues. South Africa has been struggling with a second wave of …

[ad_1] Citizen reporter Image for illustration. Hopes for a vaccine against the virus have helped drive equity markets higher. AFP / Archive / EVA HAMBACH South Africa had missed the initial deadline to make the payment last week and was given until December 22 to make the payment. The Health …

[ad_1] (Photo by Stu Forster / Getty Images) Nigel Owens He says that refereeing the 2015 Rugby World Cup final was the pinnacle of his professional career, but that his most gratifying moment was being told that he had helped save the life of a teenager. The Welshman looks forward …

[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG – The Western Cape health department says 11 private hospitals and two public hospitals have requested a diversion. This is because COVID-19 infections have skyrocketed in the province over the weekend. Health authorities say that while they will not reopen field hospitals, they will intensify their strategy to …

[ad_1] South African private hospital operators have warned they face severe capacity constraints due to the resurgence of coronavirus cases. The Covid-19 pandemic peaked in Africa’s most industrialized economy in late July before infections subsided. The country is in the midst of a second wave of the disease that began …