WHO chief scientist: pandemic has not ended as more variants expected

A healthcare worker administers the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination to a woman in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 20, 2021. REUTERS/ Sumaya Hisham/File Photo/File Photo Read More CAPE TOWN, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, said on Friday that the world was not yet at the … Read more

South African regulator approves Sinopharm COVID vaccine

A vial labeled “Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register JOHANNESBURG, Feb 7 (Reuters) – South Africa’s health regulator said on Monday it had approved a COVID-19 vaccine from China’s Sinopharm, although a senior health official said the … Read more

South Africa seeing more cases of Omicron sub-variant, monitoring it

A healthcare worker administers the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination to a woman in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 20, 2021. REUTERS/ Sumaya Hisham/File Photo/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register JOHANNESBURG, Feb 4 (Reuters) – South Africa is seeing more cases of the BA.2 sub-variant of the Omicron … Read more