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Source: Nobel Prize/Youtube

Covid-19

Nobel Prize for mRNA pioneers amid jab controversy

Katja Hamilton 6 Oct 2023

State of the South African economy and your health

Economy

State of the South African economy and your health

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 11 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters. A health worker prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in Dakar, Senegal February 23, 2021.

Public Health

Senegal institute wins $50m in boost to Africa's vaccine capacity

Nellie Peyton 25 Jan 2023

Healthcare

SA's Aspen gets $30m grant to make vaccines

Nqobile Dludla 12 Dec 2022

Paediatrics

Childhood vaccinations on the decline since Covid-19 pandemic outbreak

7 Dec 2022

How can private healthcare become more affordable for the average South African?

Healthcare

How can private healthcare become more affordable for the average South African?

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 2 Dec 2022

Source: Wikipedia.

Covid-19

Covid vaccine drive running out of steam in South Africa while people continue to die

Daniel Steyn 15 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters. Packages of Bio Farma's Covid-19 vaccine are seen at Command Center and Vaccine Distribution Management System of Bio Farma in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia.

Covid-19

Indonesia in talks with African countries to export its homemade Covid shot

10 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

SA's Aspen, India's Serum Institute sign vaccines deal for Africa

Promit Mukherjee 1 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters. A worker at Aspen Pharmacare, is seen at its Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine facility in Gqeberha.

Covid-19

Aspen Covid vaccine lines risk going idle as J&J orders dwindle

Promit Mukherjee and Wendell Roelf 11 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied. Reuters. A healthcare worker administers the Pfizer coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine to a man, amidst the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Covid-19

SA reports first death causally linked to Covid vaccine

Alexander Winning and Mark Potter 5 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied.

Covid-19

SA companies begin scrapping their Covid vaccine mandates

Ray Mahlaka 13 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters/Shelley Christians. A production scientist works with samples at the Afrigen Biologics' site in Cape Town.

Emergency Medicine

SA's Afrigen partners with US on mRNA vaccine research

Bhargav Acharya, Nellie Peyton and Josie Kao 12 Jul 2022

Source: FreePik.

Covid-19

New agreement paves way for development of first African-owned Covid-19 vaccine

27 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS.

Covid-19

New vaccine plant in Senegal gets €75m from EIB

6 Jun 2022

Source: Worldbank.org. World Bank Headquarters, Washington D.C.

Finance

World Bank's $157bn takes edge off global pandemic fallout

2 Mar 2022

Source: Moderna

Covid-19

Bancel says he's working to get Moderna vaccine in Hong Kong

18 Feb 2022

Covid-19

World first as SA lab makes mRNA Covid vaccine using Moderna data

18 Feb 2022

Covid vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains

Distribution

Covid vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains

Jonathan Munemo 9 Feb 2022

All about boosters

Covid-19

All about boosters

Issued by Bonitas 7 Feb 2022

Covid-19

Who's liable if the Covid vaccine goes wrong?

Katherine Graham 2 Feb 2022

Jewellery sector rebounds as gold demand recovers from Covid-induced losses

Markets & Investment

Jewellery sector rebounds as gold demand recovers from Covid-induced losses

28 Jan 2022

Source: REUTERS/Shelley Christians. Cyril Ramaphosa and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong cut a ribbon, while Premier of the Western Cape Alan Winde looks on.

Covid-19

Billionaire Soon-Shiong opens new vaccine plant in South Africa

20 Jan 2022

Vaccine mandates: Can they be implemented in community housing schemes?

Residential Property

Vaccine mandates: Can they be implemented in community housing schemes?

14 Dec 2021

Tourism & Travel

Asata calls for SA travel industry to be part of Covid solution

2 Dec 2021

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Covid-19

SA's Aspen signs deal paving way for J&J Covid vaccine license

30 Nov 2021

Travel bans aren't the answer to stopping new Covid variant Omicron

Travel

Travel bans aren't the answer to stopping new Covid variant Omicron

Anthony Zwi 30 Nov 2021

What Covid-19 travel bans have done to conservation tourism in Africa

Tourism

What Covid-19 travel bans have done to conservation tourism in Africa

Alexander Richard Braczkowski and Duan Biggs 20 Oct 2021

Source: ©Leo Wolfert

Insurance & Actuarial

Providing cover for Covid-19 vaccine distribution

8 Sep 2021

6 Covid-19 vaccine myths dispelled by experts

Covid-19

6 Covid-19 vaccine myths dispelled by experts

25 Aug 2021

Some of the most vulnerable are yet to receive their first dose. Hanna Kuprevich/Alamy Stock Photo

Covid-19

Covid-19: WHO calls for moratorium on booster shots - is it justifiable?

Jonathan Pugh, Dominic Wilkinson & Julian Savulescu 16 Aug 2021

Vaccine mandates are being debated all over the world. Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Ethics & Medicolegal

Why Covid-19 vaccines should be mandatory in South Africa

Keymanthri Moodley 11 Aug 2021

The research was conducted at the Zambia University Teaching Hospital morgue. Salim Dawood/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Latest data from Lusaka morgue analysis shows spike in Covid-19 deaths

Christopher J Gill 12 Jul 2021

Source: Getty/Gallo

Covid-19

South Africa's latest Covid-19 lockdown puts spotlight back on vaccination failures

Shabir A Madhi 30 Jun 2021

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

Covid-19

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

Monica de Bolle 9 Jun 2021

Could a simple pill beat Covid-19? Pfizer is giving it a go

Covid-19

Could a simple pill beat Covid-19? Pfizer is giving it a go

Peter Wark 1 Jun 2021

Beware of Covid-19 vaccine scams

Internet

Beware of Covid-19 vaccine scams

21 May 2021

In It Together: Cotton On partners with Unicef to help deliver 1 million Covid-19 vaccines to the world's most vulnerable

ESG

In It Together: Cotton On partners with Unicef to help deliver 1 million Covid-19 vaccines to the world's most vulnerable

Issued by Cotton On Group 20 May 2021

15 facts about the Covid vaccine

Covid-19

15 facts about the Covid vaccine

Issued by Bonitas 11 May 2021

US supports waiver of Covid-19 vaccine IP restrictions

IP Law

US supports waiver of Covid-19 vaccine IP restrictions

6 May 2021

Covid-19 vaccination strategies have been affected by supply woes. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC

Covid-19

Ghana's Covid-19 vaccine rollout is struggling to keep up with its great start

Godfred Boafo 29 Apr 2021

A healthcare worker administers an Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to her colleague at Mutuini Hospital in Nairobi. Kenya on March 3, 2021. Photo by Dennis Sigwe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Covid-19

Kenya's Covid-19 vaccine rollout has got off to a slow start: the gaps, and how to fix them

Catherine Kyobutungi 9 Apr 2021

Covid vaccine weekly: AstraZeneca supplies and efficacy under the microscope again

Covid-19

Covid vaccine weekly: AstraZeneca supplies and efficacy under the microscope again

Rob Reddick 29 Mar 2021

Workers at India’s biggest syringe manufacturer ramp up production in September 2020 in race to meet Covid-19 vaccine-driven demand. Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Why India is banking on health diplomacy to grow African footprint

Dan Banik & Renu Modik 26 Mar 2021

Vaccine passports may be on the way - but are they a reason for hope or a cause for concern?

Tourism & Travel

Vaccine passports may be on the way - but are they a reason for hope or a cause for concern?

Yara M. Asi 15 Mar 2021

3 ways to ensure 'wellness' tourism provides a post-pandemic opportunity for the travel industry

Travel

3 ways to ensure 'wellness' tourism provides a post-pandemic opportunity for the travel industry

Jaeyeon Choe and Michael Di Giovine 8 Mar 2021

7 steps to future proof your business

Community

7 steps to future proof your business

Fabio Longano 12 Feb 2021

Many countries around the world, like Bangladesh, have started Covid-19 vaccination. Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Covid-19

South Africa didn't take advantage of its role in Covid-19 vaccine trials: why it should have

Keymanthri Moodley & Theresa Rossouw 10 Feb 2021

Dr Zweli Mkhize, South African health minister

Covid-19

AstraZeneca shot on hold, data shows lower efficacy against SA variant

8 Feb 2021

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Covid-19

Covid vaccine weekly: developing boosters for new mutations

Rob Reddick 8 Feb 2021