The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Friday approved vaccine booster doses for all healthcare workers who received the first shot as part of the Sisonke Study.Thi…
To encourage more South Africans to get the COVID-19 vaccine, various companies and foundations have come on board to help boost vaccination rates by providing various incentives.Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, said adults over the age of 60, who take…
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has announced that 1 000 voting stations in South Africa will have pop-up vaccination sites on Election Day, 1 November.Addressing the media on Friday, the Minister told the journalists these sites will target mainly ar…
South Africa has administered 191 264 COVID-19 vaccines, pushing the total to 21 924 915.According to the Department of Health, of the over 191 000 jabs distributed on Wednesday, 179 094 were given to the adults, while children between the ages of 12 …
South Africa has now distributed 21 721 854 COVID-19 jabs since the start of the inoculation rollout programme, of which 196 808 were given in the past 24 hours.According to the Department of Health’s dashboard, 185 204 vaccine shots were administered …
South Africa distributed 11 721 COVID-19 jabs to children between the ages of 12 and 17 on Monday.According to the Department of Health, 168 445 shots were given to adults across the country, pushing the total number of doses to 180 166 in the past 24 …
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has called for the swift arrest of the perpetrators involved in the brutal murder of former Regent and Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature, Zibuse Mlaba.Mlaba was murdered following a shooting inciden…
Two government departments, a State-owned medical research agency and a non-profit organisation are working together to reduce lead paint hazards in South Africa.This comes after Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, gazetted his intention to declare lead p…
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says South Africa still has a long way to go to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic to rebuild the country’s health system and improve mental health services.Speaking during the National Dialogue on Mental…
