South Africa announces vaccine passport plans, eases restrictions
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced plans to introduce COVID-19 “vaccine passports” amid widespread scepticism of the jab, …
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South Africa to encourage vaccinations, but not force them
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government will encourage people to get COVID-19 vaccinations but will not force them. …
South African health experts have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2
As a team of South African researchers we have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. A …
What we know about South Africa’s coronavirus variant
A new coronavirus variant discovered by South African scientists is fuelling a surge of infections nationwide and raising global concern. …
South Africa fears virus comeback as cluster outbreaks flare
Localised coronavirus outbreaks in parts of South Africa have raised fears that the country could see a resurgence in cases …
How changing vaccine schedules can save costs and lives: Findings from South Africa
In 2005, before most low- and middle-income countries started vaccinating children routinely for pneumococcal disease, it caused approximately 1.5 million …
South Korea tightens virus curbs as global deaths cross 800,000
South Korea ramped up coronavirus restrictions on Sunday to try to contain a growing outbreak, as many countries around the …
South Korea elevates distancing as virus nears spring levels
Beaches and churches were closed and baseball games were played in empty stadiums on Sunday after South Korea added hundreds …
South Korea reports local human-to-human virus transmission
South Korea on Thursday reported the first local case of human-to-human transmission of the deadly virus that has killed 170 …
South Dakota’s governor defends $449,000 ‘Meth. We’re on it’ ad campaign
DEA: El Paso is a major hub for opioids, meth entering the US from Mexico Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton …
Editing disease in South Africa
Gene therapy—there is a long road ahead to mainstream techniques and ensure that the technology is cost-effective. Consider the following …