Egypt plans to make 1 billion Sinovac vaccines a year
Cairo – Egypt said on Wednesday it plans to manufacture one billion doses a year of China’s Sinovac vaccine, claiming... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
PICTURES | Virus jabs available on board South Africa’s vaccine train
Springs – A rundown South African railway station has been converted into an unlikely vaccination site where a shiny white... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
US ships 1.2m Covid vaccine doses to Ivory Coast
Washington – The United States is sending 1.2 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Ivory Coast, which is... Read more
20 Aug, 2021
Covid-19: South Africa has plentiful jabs but battles vaccine apathy
Johannesburg – Under fire for its fumbled start in procuring Covid vaccines, South Africa now has plentiful jabs but... Read more
19 Aug, 2021
Zim approves J&J Covid-19 vaccine as third virus wave rages
Harare – Zimbabwe on Wednesday approved the US-made Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, the first Western-manufactured jab... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
Pfizer, BioNTech to produce Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa
Frankfurt – Covid-19 vaccine makers BioNTech and Pfizer on Wednesday said they had found a South African partner to... Read more
21 Jul, 2021
Lack of vaccines in Africa ‘unacceptable’, World Bank says
Abidjan – The lack of access to vaccines in Africa is “unacceptable”, World Bank number two Axel van Trotsenburg said... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
Donors pledge $700m to boost jab output by South Africa’s Aspen
South Africa’s Aspen is set to boost the production of Covid-19 vaccines and treatment on the under-vaccinated continent after... Read more
1 Jul, 2021
‘Give our people vaccines,’ EFF’s Julius Malema demands
Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has demanded a faster coronavirus vaccination rollout in South... Read more
26 Jun, 2021
Attacks on Sahpra ‘disappointing’, minister says after EFF protest
The acting minister of health, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has taken a swipe at political parties that are critical of... Read more
26 Jun, 2021
