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Local residents wearing protective face masks wait at a bus stop in the Imizamo Yethu township area of Hout Bay, in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, July 24, 2020. South Africas surging coronavirus infections and the resumption of rolling blackouts are clouding the outlook for the economy. Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images
ACCESS

Low vaccination rates due to access issues and misinformation

Vaccine acceptance has risen to 72%, but inequality remains the biggest stumbling block for poor people’s access to the jab

  • Marcia Zali
8 min read
BHEKISISA

How rare is very rare? Your questions about blood clots – answered

How rare is rare? How are the blood clots from the vaccine trial unusual? How are symptoms tracked?

  • Aisha Abdool Karim
  • Joan Van Dyk
9 min read
BLOOD CLOTS

South Africa to continue with J&J vaccine as cabinet lifts suspension

Cabinet has lifted the suspension on its Sisonke vaccination programme after calling a halt due to health concerns. But reviewed data has now led to a recommendation that the…

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
ASTRAZENECA

Blood-clot fears delay AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out

More than a dozen countries have suspended using the company’s Covid-19 vaccine, because of concerns about possible side effects.

  • Agence France Presse
2 min read