Covid-19 vaccines still effective against Omicron, experts assure

With more adults now becoming infected with Omicron, the news of vaccine efficacy is a welcome relief.

Read more on The Citizen.

Covid booster shots: ‘Why only now?’

SAHPRA’s six-month condition means it would be too late, says doctor.

Read more on Capital Newspapers.

Children aged 12-17 to receive their second dose of Pfizer vaccine

This follows the approval of the booster shot of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for individuals aged 18 years and older by SAHPRA.

Read more on Rosebank Killarney Gazette.

Vax facts: What you need to know about the Covid-19 Omicron variant

The Department of Health answers some frequently asked questions around Omicron.

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After Covid-19, impotence could be a reality for many men

Erectile dysfunction may be a love-life hazard, as an emerging Covid-19 after-effect in male patients seems to be impotence.

Read more on South Coast Herald.

Covid-19: SAHPRA approves booster doses

Third shot of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine gets the green light.

Read more on Bedfordview and Edenvale News.

Vaccine hub will be a game changer for Africa

“When outbreaks like Covid-19 happen, the whole world rallies around developing new technologies and vaccines. But we don’t know that we will have the same response if there is an outbreak that is only ravaging the African continent. So if we don’t build our own capabilities, then we will have a problem.”

Those are the reflections of the Department of Science and Technology’s Deputy Director-General for Technology Innovation, Dr Mmboneni Muofhe, in an interview with SAnews.

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National Coronavirus Command Council to meet soon

This as new Covid-19 cases surged by nearly five-fold over the past weeks alone – rising from a positivity rate of about 2% to over 25%.

Read more on Roodepoort Record.

Most patients in Covid-19 wards in Tshwane are unvaccinated and young

The statistics are based on the ‘sharp rise’ in admissions at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital and Tshwane District Hospital, with 166 new admissions between November 14 and 29, 2021 – the first two weeks of the Omicron wave in Tshwane.

Read more on Rekord.