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Sunday, June 8, 2025

#VaxxFacts: Ivermectin – its all in the details

Perhaps, until the – necessary – rigorous scientific and regulatory processes have concluded, it’s better to trust in vaccines which have been developed, evaluated, approved and monitored around the world, writes Carlo Jonkerman.

Lifestyle Health
UWC Institutional Advancement Writer|Published

#VaxxFacts: UWC nursing students trained as vaccinators to bolster Western Cape’s fight against Covid-19

UWC is boosting the province’s Covid-19 vaccination roll-out drive by means of a qualified cohort of final-year nursing students acting as vaccinators.

Lifestyle Health
UWC Institutional Advancement Writer|Published

VaxxFacts: What you need to know about the side effects of Covid-19 vaccines

Virologist Professor Burtram Fielding, says the most common vaccine side-effects are akin to those experienced after receiving non-Covid-19 vaccines, and can be quite broad.

Lifestyle Health
UWC Institutional Advancement Writer|Published

#VaxxFacts: What is in Covid-19 vaccines?

UWC’s Associate Professor of Medical Biosciences Megan Shaw said the fact that none of the vaccines contains the Covid virus should assure people that the vaccines do not contain infectious material.

Lifestyle Health
UWC Institutional Advancement Writer|Published