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Deputy President David Mabuza says he will be vaccinated.Mabuza promised to get the jab once he visits a vaccination site.The government is ensuring there is no corruption l… [+1619 chars]read more

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital treated the first Covid-19 patient in Gauteng last year.The patient, who was present during the inoculation drive at the hospital, tra… [+3635 chars]read more

Austria will work with Israel and Denmark to produce new coronavirus vaccines.The move is a rebuke to the EU’s joint vaccine programme.EU member states criticised the progra… [+2094 chars]read more

Governments across the European Union have been offered a total of about 1 billion non-existent Covid-19 vaccine doses.This was revealed by the bloc’s anti-fraud agency on Monday.read more

The variant that emerged in Brazil, has been detected in six people in the UK.The carrier is thought to have tested on 12 or 13 February.Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said… [+3639 chars]read more

The US will roll out the J&J vaccine by Tuesday.The Biden administration expects to distribute an initial 3.9 million doses.The vaccine has an overall efficacy of 85.4%.… [+2549 chars]read more

London’s main financial district expects demand for stores from workers and visitors to increase even as retailers go bust because more consumers are shopping online. The City of London’s local gove… [read more]

World number one Ashleigh Barty and Sofia Kenin take top billing at the Qatar Open which starts Monday under strict Covid-19 safety protocols and without Simona Halep. The Romanian world number thre… [read more]

Panel of US experts has voted unanimously in favor of recommending Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose jab for emergency use.This has cleared a way for a third vaccine – after Pfizer’s … [+4995 chars]read more

Over 67 000 healthcare workers have been vaccinated so far. On Saturday, SA recorded 1 447 new infections as the total cases climbed to 1 512 225.In addition, another 157 pe… [+2004 chars]read more