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WHO knocks rich countries; South Africa registers 7,338 new cases

Bloomberg
08 Sep

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to make a comeback and provide boost to national drive

Estelle Ellis
06 Aug

J&J and Pfizer vaccines show resilience against rampant Delta virus

Chris Bateman
02 Jul

Hits and misses of the national vaccine roll-out — experts weigh in

Elri Voigt
15 Jun

J&J will deliver two million new jabs to SA within two weeks, says Aspen

Mia Malan for the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism
15 Jun

Sisonke study isn’t over just yet – there’s so much more to learn, say lead investigators

Christi Nortier
28 May

The Sisonke trial rewrote history: Eight lessons for the nationwide vaccine roll-out

Linda-Gail Bekker, Glenda Gray, Ameena Goga, Nigel Garrett, Lara Fairall, Ian Sanne, Fatima Mayat, Jacquee Odhiambo, Simba Tavuka
26 May

Behind the scenes: How the first 500,000 vaccine doses administered in SA were secured

Chris Bateman
17 May

Phase Two of Covid vaccine roll-out starts off by prioritising old age homes

Christi Nortier
17 May

How to vaccinate millions as quickly as possible

Nathan Geffen and Marcus Low
14 May

How provinces are gearing up for mass Covid vaccination kickoff

Elri Voigt for Spotlight
14 May

Shot in the dark — Making sense of Covid vaccines and potential side effects

Gopolang Makou
11 May

Covid-19 variants – first detected in India and UK – hit South African shores

Suné Payne
09 May

Tremendous benefits of J&J vaccine seen in health workers, says Wits Professor Barry Schoub

Estelle Ellis
29 Apr

Fire closes country’s biggest Covid ICU ward, Sisonke Protocol recommended to get underway and researchers on alert for a third wave

Christi Nortier
23 Apr

Hopes remain pinned on speedy resumption of Johnson & Johnson vaccine roll-out

Estelle Ellis
19 Apr

Continuing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine ‘pause’ in South Africa will cost lives

GroundUp and Spotlight staff
16 Apr

Pieces are finally slotting into place for SA’s mass vaccination – but there’s a long way to go

Marcus Low
08 Apr

Pfizer vaccines are coming: Here’s how South Africa could prepare its cold chain

Aisha Abdool Karim and Joan van Dyk
07 Apr

Military health workers denied Covid-19 vaccines

Elsabé Brits
24 Mar

Medical mythbusters hard at work to convince sceptical EC health workers to get vaccinated

Estelle Ellis
01 Mar