COVID-19 procurement details not intended to be kept confidential: Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says that his department never intended to keep the details of COVID-19
Wearing of masks remains optional: Health Dept
The Health Department says the wearing of masks remains optional at this stage despite the emergence
Pfizer says maternal RSV vaccine prevents severe infection in infants
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Tuesday its experimental respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine was
EU regulator recommends adding heavy periods to side effects of mRNA COVID shots
A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee on Friday recommended adding heavy menstrual bleeding to
Hong Kong approves baby version of BioNTech vaccine for toddlers
Hong Kong said on Wednesday it had approved a version of the BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for babies
‘Moderna refused China request to reveal vaccine technology’
Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) has refused to hand over to China the core intellectual property behind the
Chinese mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is approved for the first time in Indonesia
Indonesia said it has granted emergency use approval to an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by a
Aspen COVID-19 vaccine lines risk going idle as J&J orders dwindle
South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare’s COVID-19 vaccine production lines may soon go idle, and without
Scientist in SA discuss lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic caught the world by surprise. Scientists believe a lot of lessons have been
A woman who was retrenched for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine wins her case
A woman who was retrenched for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine a year ago has won her case
SA records 1 004 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate below 10%
South Africa has recorded 1 004 new COVID-19 cases which brings the total number of
U.S. FDA declines to approve two more China-tested drugs
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration declined to approve two China-tested cancer treatments on
Measles cases jump 79% in 2022 after COVID hit vaccination campaigns
Measles cases jumped by 79% in the first two months of this year compared to 2021, after COVID-19
U.S. to widen COVID antiviral pill distribution
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is aiming to expand access to COVID-19 oral antiviral
Fifty years on, women’s pioneer returns to Boston Marathon
Back in 1972, Val Rogosheske was one of only eight runners in the inaugural women’s division at the
Fourth shot protects against severe Omicron outcomes; COVID may increase risk of rare eye blood clots
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants
India’s COVID-19 vaccine prices cut as booster program is extended
Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech have cut the prices of their COVID-19 vaccines as
Moderna recalls thousands of COVID vaccine doses in Europe
Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Friday it was recalling 764,900 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine made by
U.S. authorises second COVID booster for Americans 50 and older
U.S. health officials authorised a second COVID-19 booster dose of the two most commonly used
Deliberate infection trial finds COVID symptoms don’t indicate viral shedding
The world’s first “human challenge” trial in which volunteers were deliberately exposed to the