Author name: Koketso Matjane

LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (1 NOVEMBER 2021)

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa.   Today the institute reports 106 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases […]

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COVID-19: unpacking South Africa’s plan to vaccinate adolescents

Tendesayi Kufa-Chakezha, National Institute for Communicable Diseases; Melinda Suchard, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, and Michelle J. Groome, National Institute for Communicable Diseases South Africa has extended COVID-19 vaccination to adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years. In the week of 10-16 October 2021, this age group made up 14.7% of new COVID-19 cases reported,

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (24 October 2021)

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa. Today the institute reports 300 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (23 OCTOBER 2021)

To:                    Editors & Health Journalists Issued by:        National Institute for Communicable Diseases Date:               Saturday, 23 October 2021 LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (23 October 2021) The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (22 OCTOBER 2021)

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa. Today the institute reports 517 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (21 OCTOBER 2021)

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa. Today the institute reports 520 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (20 OCTOBER 2021)

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa. Today the institute reports 591 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (19 October 2021)

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa. Today the institute reports 453 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (18 October 2021)

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa. Today the institute reports 210 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to

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Malaria vaccine is a major leap forward: but innovation mustn’t stop here

Jaishree Raman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases and Shüné Oliver, National Institute for Communicable Diseases The World Health Organisation (WHO) took an historic step in the fight against malaria when it recently recommended the use of a malaria vaccine for young children. The announcement marked a major achievement – the development of the first ever

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