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Concerns over Depo-Provera: are women at risk of brain tumours?
The emergence of concerns surrounding the association between Depo-Provera and severe health risks, including meningioma, underscores the importance of informed medical choices in reproductive health.
Health Minister confirms 27 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines were destroyed
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.
How South Africa was bullied into overpaying for Covid-19 vaccines during the height of the pandemic
South Africa paid exorbitant prices for Covid-19 vaccines, with contracts highlighting pharmaceutical bullying and unfair terms, according to an HJI report.
Big pharma bullied SA govt on Covid-19 vaccines, newly released contracts obtained by Health Justice Initiative show
The non-profit organisation Health Justice Initiative has released Covid-19 vaccination contracts, which show how the South African government was bullied by global pharmaceuticals and made to pay over the odds compared to wealthier countries like the United Kingdom for vaccines.
South Africa’s ‘secret’ Covid-19 vaccine procurement comes under the spotlight in court
It is one of the first cases in the world where civil society is forcing a government to reveal the details of Covid-19 vaccine contracts made during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic.
We need to stop big pharma greed in order to save lives
This is seemingly the same script but a different cast; the profiteering and greed of big pharma know no boundaries. We have barely pulled out of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which big pharmaceutical companies once again insisted on putting profits before lives, Dr Penninah Lutung writes.
Organisations turn to court claiming Covid-19 vaccine is harmful to people
The three non-profit organisations – Covid Care Alliance, Transformative Health Justice, and Free the Children-Save the Nation – are asking or an order interdicting the government from urging South Africans to be vaccinated.
Sahpra approves two more Covid-19 Pfizer vaccines
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has approved two more Pfizer vaccines for use in South Africa.
Millions of country’s Covid-19 vaccines is at risk as their expiration looms
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.
Vaccine hesitancy and fighting Covid-19
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.
Why world's first malaria vaccine won't reach millions of children who need it
The world's inability to fund more Mosquirix shots dismays many in Africa.
Adapted 2-strain vaccines to boost protection against Covid-19
While the existing coronavirus vaccines continue to provide good protection against hospitalisation and death, vaccine effectiveness has taken a hit as the virus has evolved.
'Good-bye and good riddance': No hiding now as SA ditches masks, last of Covid-19 restrictions
South Africans have embraced the repeal of all Covid-19 restrictions with a sense of optimism and relief.
WATCH: FDA panel approves Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for children under five
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel of 21 medical experts has unanimously approved the use of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines on children aged 6 months to 5 years.
FDA weighs Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months
The US government is planning for a June 21 start to its under-5 vaccination campaign should the vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech receive FDA authorisation.
Flu shot and Covid-19 vaccine double jab encouraged during winter season
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.
Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5: What parents need to know
Children under five represent the only age group yet to have a Covid-19 vaccine approved for use.
Second jab of J&J is 82% effective against severe disease, says Sisonke study
Researchers examined the effectiveness of a second Johnson & Johnson dose, in more than 240 000 Sisonke study health-care workers.
Legal setback in fight against Covid vaccinations for children impacts national roll-out plan, says Sahpra
Sahpra says the postponement has the potential to impact the national Covid-19 vaccination programme.
City of Cape Town offering flu shot and Covid-19 vaccine double jab
With only 56. 2% of the Western Cape adult population vaccinated against Covid-19 and flu season around the corner, City clinics will be offering flu shots and Covid-19 vaccines simultaneously.
Joe Phaahla calls for increase in vaccination to reach 70% of population
Health Minister Joe Phaahla has urged the country to scale up the Covid-19 vaccination programme, saying if 70% of the population was vaccinated they would not need the preventive regulations to combat the disease.
More than 92k doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine due to expire end March
About 92 370 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine are due to expire and will be disposed according to minimum standard for the disposal and destruction of medicines and scheduled substances.
Pfizer to sell up to 4 million courses of Covid pills to Unicef this year
Pfizer said it has agreed to sell up to 4 million courses of its oral Covid-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid to Unicef for use in 95 low-income countries.
Covid-19 vaccines ’prevent infection, severe disease’ in kidney dialysis patients
It is now recommended that all adults and teenagers, especially those who are immuno-compromised, receive a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to ensure optimal immune response.
Wynberg Market vaccine site leaves festival attendees feeling safe and satisfied
Rarely does a lifestyle market offer the chance for people in attendance to receive vaccinations and booster shots and yet that was the case at this weekend’s Wynberg Family and Lifestyle Market.