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A recent peer-reviewed study has revealed rare occurrences of heart, brain, and blood disorders associated with Covid vaccines from companies such as Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca.
The minister said the estimated monetary value of vaccines to be written off was R3. 8 billion, which was made up of R2 501 583 564 of Janssen vaccine and R 1 328 606 043 of the Pfizer vaccine.
The contracts revealed punitive, one-sided conditions, so that South Africa was forced to hand over sovereignty, with none of the contracts agreed under South African legal jurisdiction.
South Africa paid exorbitant prices for Covid-19 vaccines, with contracts highlighting pharmaceutical bullying and unfair terms, according to an HJI report.
The court decision gives the government 10 days to disclose Covid-19 vaccine negotiation contracts, meeting notes, and correspondence with any vaccine manufacturer or licensee, including with Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Aspen Pharmacare, Sinovac, and the Serum Institute of India.
The International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) denies any severe side affect which are rumoured to be caused by vaccines.
More than 38. 9 million vaccines have been administered in the country between February 2021 and June 2023
Covid-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered monthly declined by over 50% between July and September, a World Health Organisation (WHO) analysis has found.
A total of 2 771 clinical investigations were either concluded or are under way.
At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, SA hurried to secure millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines as it aimed to cover at least 70% of the population. Now, millions of doses are at risk of being discarded.
OPINION: Efforts must be made to ensure that a significant swathe of the population is immune to the coronavirus to reduce the infection rate, writes Hlengiwe Phetha.
The South African Health Products and Regulatory Authority have confirmed the death of one person after receiving the J&J vaccine.
The Department of Health has reminded South Africans to remain vigilant against Covid-19 as Minister Joe Phaahla tested positive on Tuesday after experiencing minor symptoms.
Over 20 million adult South Africans have received a Covid-19 vaccine.
While Covid-19 restrictions may have eased, the country is still recording infections.
Move is hailed as a positive step for the diversification of global pharmaceutical supply chains.
Medical head of Sanofi South Africa, Dr Lourens Terblanche, says there appears to be a general increase in cases of flu, both locally and abroad.
The South African Medical Research Council said this would allow the study team to investigate the effectiveness of the Moderna Covid-19 booster against new variants in South Africa.
Africa's first Covid-19 vaccine factory, which has not received a single order, will now be adapted to produce other drugs, according to media reports.
Germany has joined the last countries in the European Union to ease their rules for travellers from the other EU member states or Schengen-associated countries.
A UKZN professor says vaccine efficiency and herd immunity are two key reasons there won’t be as many deaths in the fifth wave of Covid-19.
Researchers examined the effectiveness of a second Johnson & Johnson dose, in more than 240 000 Sisonke study health-care workers.
The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) spokesperson Yuven Gounden said TTS is a very rare, new and specific syndrome reported with Covid-19 vaccines.
President tells global Covid-19 summit of international agencies and charitable foundations providing vaccines for Africa, they should order African-made vaccines.
It’s been nine months since the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine for the age group 18 to 34, but only 5. 5 million have opted to be vaccinated.