S.Africa allows use of Merck COVID pill but government not buying
ALEXANDER WINNING SOUTH Africa’s government said it was not planning to buy Merck’s COVID-19 treatment pill molnupiravir for cost reasons,
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South African regulator approves Sinopharm COVID vaccine
SOUTH Africa’s health regulator said on Monday it had approved a COVID-19 vaccine from China’s Sinopharm, although a senior health
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S.A approves Pfizer’s booster shots
SOUTH African health regulator SAHPRA on Wednesday approved a third or booster shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for adults and
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Sinovac in talks about setting up S.Africa vaccine production
CHINA’S Sinovac Biotech is in talks about setting up a vaccine production facility in South Africa with its local partner,
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Vaccine trials for SA children
CHINA’S Sinovac Biotech will trial its COVID-19 vaccine in children and adolescents in South Africa as part of a global
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S.A assess efficacy of Sinopharm vaccine
SOUTH Africa’s health regulator has received documentation for China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine and will evaluate the data to assess the
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SA holds back unsuitable vaccines
South African health inspectors have said they will not release Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines that may have been contaminated
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‘J&J shot can be given to pregnant women’
SOUTH Africa’s drug regulator has said that Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine can be given to pregnant women with co-morbidities
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Lifting of J&J vaccine pause recommended
SOUTH Africa’s health regulator has recommended that the government lift the pause on administering drugmaker Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccines,
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SA health regulator registers J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine
SOUTH Africa’s health regulator has registered Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, paving the way for deliveries to start in the
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