The Food and Drug Administration released an analysis of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (24 September) supports its authorisation for emergency use, reports National Public Radio.
On Friday, a panel of advisers to the...Weekly Roundup
Health minister Zweli Mkhize has assured MPs that the government was close to finalising key coronavirus vaccine deals with pharmaceutical manufacturers Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Pfizer and would conclude agreements within a matter of...Weekly Roundup
The Centre for Social Change (CSC) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in partnership with the developmental, capable and ethical state (DCES) research division of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) have released a research briefing on...Weekly Roundup
South Africa is pushing ahead with the planned rollout of the Pfizer vaccine, with experts not overly concerned about the results of a new study showing that the dominant local coronavirus variant may reduce protective antibodies it triggers by...Weekly Roundup
The government’s top COVID-19 vaccine advisers have met to discuss launching a clinical trial of AstraZeneca’s shot, designed to answer key questions about the extent to which the jab protects people from severe disease caused by the new variant...Weekly Roundup
A laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the coronavirus may reduce protective antibodies elicited by the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine by two-thirds, and it is not clear if the shot will be effective against the mutation,...Weekly Roundup
Four medical organisations representing general practitioners and specialists in South Africa have urged police not to rest until Dr Abdulhay Munshi’s killers are brought to book, reports The Times. Munshi was gunned down in an apparent hit on 16...Weekly Roundup
Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba, who faces charges relating to a scandal over alleged misuse of funds meant for former President Nelson Mandela’s funeral in 2013, has been axed by Premier Oscar Mabuyane. The Mail & Guardian quotes...Weekly Roundup
Mountain Valley MD, listed in Canada and Germany, says it has patented the "Holy Grail" for pharmaceutical companies – the improved solubilisation of drugs. It has developed a tablet that dissolves easily, with a fraction of the dose, of...Weekly Roundup
Across the board, private healthcare providers felt the brunt of the pandemic in the first half of 2020, with operating profits falling by 35% to 86%. Yet, reports Daily Maverick, this started to change in the second half as hospitals learnt to...Weekly Roundup
Doctors at the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) have pioneered the use of a “dead” heart transplant technique – previously deemed suitable only for adults – in children, saving the lives of six young patients last year. The Guardian...Weekly Roundup
Evidence continues to mount that the so-called UK variant is "likely" deadlier and results in more hospitalisations than non-variant COVID-19 cases, according to data released on a UK government website. MedPageToday reports that the study compiled...Weekly Roundup
With the rampant corruption in personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement still fresh in mind, News24 reports that opposition parties have expressed the need for greater parliamentary oversight of government's COVID-19 vaccine plan.
At a...Weekly Roundup
The latest data released by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) show South Africa's excess deaths during the pandemic have reached 137,731, but have now started to subside. Business Insider reports, however, that the latest numbers...Weekly Roundup
Western Cape healthcare workers have recorded an increase in trauma cases following the lifting of the alcohol ban. The increase in trauma cases comes as the province experiences a "continuous decline" in COVID-19 infections and deaths.
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CEO of Tembisa Tertiary Hospital, Lekopane Mogaladi, has reiterated he will be taking his battle to remain in charge of the hospital to court. An Eyewitness News report notes that a damning report by Health Ombudsman Malekgapuru Makgoba found that...
