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Covid-19 22.2.2021 06:16 pm
Healthcare workers scramble for Covid-19 vaccines
Logistical issues have arise at some vaccinations centres, with healthcare workers queuing for hours waiting to be vaccinated.
The possibility that more vaccination centres will have to be opened has arisen as several nurses and doctors scramble to get their Johnson & Johnson jabs to protect themselves against Covid-19.
Infection Updates Covid-19 update: SA records 1, 429 new cases, with 15,388 healthcare workers vaccinated
Infection Updates Daily Covid-19 update: 1,690 new cases, over 10,000 healthcare workers vaccinated
81 more Covid-19 related deaths were reported.
Treatment News More than 200 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered globally
45 percent of the injections took place in countries belonging to the wealthy G7 club, whose members account for just 10 percent of the global population.
Covid-19 Meet the nurse who vaccinated President Cyril Ramaphosa
Milanie Bennett made history on Wednesday when she administered the first batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
Covid-19 Covid-19 outbreak hits Chinese community in Cambodia
A group of Chinese nationals who underwent testing to obtain medical certificates for overseas travel recorded positive results, sparking fears of a wider outbreak in the community.
Covid-19 Cele warns of action against ‘imbalanced behaviour’ by cops in dealing with rule breakers
Cele said police management had not acted correctly in dealing with the incident of people queueing to receive Sassa grants in Belville.
Covid-19 Argentina’s health minister resigns after allowing friends to jump vaccine queue
So far, only health workers have been vaccinated in Argentina, and vaccinations for people aged over 70 only began on Wednesday in Buenos Aires.
Infection Updates Daily Covid-19 update: 6,524 health workers received jab as 1,911 new cases reported
151 more Covid-19 related deaths were also confirmed.
Covid-19
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine arrival in Africa raises questions about SA’s delays
The Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) announced on Friday it received an offer of 300 million Sputnik V vaccines from the Russian Federation. This included a financing package for any member states wishing to secure the vaccine.
Covid-19 Pfizer first dose 85% effective after two to four weeks – study
Israeli studies have found the Pfizer vaccine to be 95 percent effective one week after a second jab.
Covid-19 Too early to know if pangolins spread Covid-19, say experts
What experts do know is that pangolins have the ability to host a variety of zoonotic diseases.
Covid-19 2 260 healthcare workers have had Johnson & Johnson jab so far
At least 40 000 health workers have contracted the virus. More than 600 have died.
Covid-19
Covid cases, deaths expected to increase
‘Emergence of variant strains likely contributes to phenomenon.’
Covid-19
SA in line to develop own vaccine, Ramaphosa reveals in Parliament
‘We can’t be scouring the world, but we must develop our own vaccine and we must develop it now.’
Infection Updates Daily Covid-19 update: 2,260 healthcare workers vaccinated to date, says Mkhize
Recoveries now stand at 1,399,829 representing a recovery rate of 93,5%.
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