16 big businesses with vaccine mandates in South Africa – with more joining in 2022
Business group B4SA has published a resource guide for South African businesses looking to adopt a mandatory vaccination policy in the new year – covering consultation processes and legal issues that may arise. B4SA and many other stakeholders, including unions, have called for employers to seriously and urgently consider introducing vaccine mandates in the workplace […]
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African countries to get mRNA vaccine technology in WHO project
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia selected mRNA used by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna for their COVID-19 shots Deal unveiled at EU-African Union summit in Brussels CAPE TOWN, Feb 18 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Friday six African countries – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia – would be the first […]
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mRNA technology: Vaccine biotech has helped repair broken hearts in mice
By Michael Le Page An illustration of a strand of mRNA MattLphotography / Alamy Stock Photo Immune cells in the bodies of mice have been temporarily reprogrammed to repair damaged hearts by removing scar tissue, thanks to the technology used in the mRNA coronavirus vaccines. “After you give the treatment, the scar goes away,” says […]
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COVID vaccine mRNA technology offers hope for heart disease treatment
Combining technologies that proved hugely successful against cancer and in COVID-19 vaccines, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have shown they can effectively treat a leading cause of heart disease. For now the success has only been achieved in mice, but the milestone offers hope for millions of people whose heart muscle is damaged by […]
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Business to approach Constitutional Court over vaccine mandates in South Africa
The government says it supports plans by its partners at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) to introduce vaccine mandates in South Africa. Nedlac is the vehicle by which government, labour, business and community organisations seek to cooperate, through problem-solving and negotiation, on economic, labour and development issues and related challenges facing the […]
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South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine certificates are getting an upgrade
Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla has announced an ‘upgraded’ Covid-19 certificate for South Africa, which will be officially be introduced next week. In a media briefing on Friday morning (12 November), Phaahla said that the change will see the QR codes embedded on the digital certificates ‘go live’. This will allow third-party groups to use […]
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South Africa is going to miss the December vaccine target, says Discovery
Medical scheme Discovery Health has shared the latest data from its actuarial team’s ongoing analysis of the trajectory of the Covid-19 pandemic and the real-world effectiveness of vaccines. The group noted that Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy is a key deterrent to vaccine uptake in the county and is fuelled in large part by misinformation, which drives confusion […]
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Regulator rejects Russian Covid-19 vaccine for South Africa
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has not approved the Russian-developed Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for use in South Africa, citing safety concerns due to the country’s HIV rate. In a statement on Monday (18 October), the regulator noted that the Sputnik V vaccine combines two separate adenovirus-vectored constructs, one relying on the […]
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