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New study shows worrying hospital death numbers for South African COVID-19 variant
A new study funded by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has found that the South African variant of COVID-19 is associated with increased in-hospital mortality.
Research by DATCOV monitored in-hospital deaths due to COVID-19 and found that the second wave of COVID-19, which was driven by the advent of the South African variant (SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2), resulted in a significant increase in in-hospital mortality.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/scie...n-covid-19-variant.html?utm_source=newsletter
A new study funded by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has found that the South African variant of COVID-19 is associated with increased in-hospital mortality.
Research by DATCOV monitored in-hospital deaths due to COVID-19 and found that the second wave of COVID-19, which was driven by the advent of the South African variant (SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2), resulted in a significant increase in in-hospital mortality.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/scie...n-covid-19-variant.html?utm_source=newsletter
At the current rate, it will take 18 years to vaccinate 67% of South Africans
Staff Writer16 March 2021
Media Hack Collective’s new Vaccination Calculator shows that it will take South Africa over 18 years to vaccinate 67% of the population at the current rate.
In the beginning of the year, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the government’s aim is to vaccinate 67% of the population against Covid-19 by the end of 2021.
This was needed to reach herd immunity. “We knew early on the only way to fight Covid-19 would be to achieve herd immunity through vaccination,” Mkhize said.
South Africa started its vaccination programme on 17 February 2021 after 80,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was distributed across South Africa.
Since the start of the programme started last month, 147,753 vaccinations have been administered. This equates to an average of 5,910 vaccinations a day.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/tren...-years-to-vaccinate-67-of-south-africans.html
Staff Writer16 March 2021
Media Hack Collective’s new Vaccination Calculator shows that it will take South Africa over 18 years to vaccinate 67% of the population at the current rate.
In the beginning of the year, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the government’s aim is to vaccinate 67% of the population against Covid-19 by the end of 2021.
This was needed to reach herd immunity. “We knew early on the only way to fight Covid-19 would be to achieve herd immunity through vaccination,” Mkhize said.
South Africa started its vaccination programme on 17 February 2021 after 80,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was distributed across South Africa.
Since the start of the programme started last month, 147,753 vaccinations have been administered. This equates to an average of 5,910 vaccinations a day.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/tren...-years-to-vaccinate-67-of-south-africans.html
South Africa’s best and worst banks according to customers
https://businesstech.co.za/news/ban...cording-to-customers-2/?utm_source=newsletter
The index found that with the Covid-19 pandemic in tow, banks had to adjust their business models even more rapidly, with many services being upended. The move towards a tech-driven digital-first approach was already in motion before the pandemic, Sacsi said, but was accelerated at unprecedented levels.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/ban...cording-to-customers-2/?utm_source=newsletter
The index found that with the Covid-19 pandemic in tow, banks had to adjust their business models even more rapidly, with many services being upended. The move towards a tech-driven digital-first approach was already in motion before the pandemic, Sacsi said, but was accelerated at unprecedented levels.
"The East African nation of Rwanda has managed to vaccinate 140 000 people in two days against Covid-19, while a dithering South Africa managed to reach the same number in three weeks."
Happy St Patric's day
Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland
Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland
We really are winning at vaccinating aren’t we
South Africa has approved another COVID-19 vaccine
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/co...africa-has-approved-another-covid-19-vaccine/
17 March 2021
"South Africa’s drugs regulator SAHPRA has confirmed that an emergency use application for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been approved.
According to Reuters, so far, South Africa has ordered 20 million doses of the vaccine, but it is not confirmed as to when they will arrive.
As of Tuesday, March 16, the number of vaccines given to healthcare workers in South African stands at 147 753, notes BusinessTech.
SAHPRA mentioned to Reuters that the approval of the vaccine depends on efficacy and safety while monitoring its efficacy against a dominant coronavirus variant.
The government hopes to receive 117,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine before the end of this month."
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/co...africa-has-approved-another-covid-19-vaccine/
17 March 2021
"South Africa’s drugs regulator SAHPRA has confirmed that an emergency use application for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been approved.
According to Reuters, so far, South Africa has ordered 20 million doses of the vaccine, but it is not confirmed as to when they will arrive.
As of Tuesday, March 16, the number of vaccines given to healthcare workers in South African stands at 147 753, notes BusinessTech.
SAHPRA mentioned to Reuters that the approval of the vaccine depends on efficacy and safety while monitoring its efficacy against a dominant coronavirus variant.
The government hopes to receive 117,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine before the end of this month."
New online vaccination calculator shows how long it will take SA to reach herd immunity
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/n...it-will-take-sa-to-reach-herd-immunity-2021-3
17 March 2021
To reach heard immunity against Covid-19, South Africa plans to have 67% of the adult population – representing some 40 million people – vaccinated.
At the current vaccination rate, reaching this goal by the end of 2021 will require at least 150,000 doses to be administered daily.
Currently, just under 6,000 doses are being administered daily and at that continued rate, herd immunity would only be reached in 18 years, six months, and eight days....
ut the rate of daily vaccinations is expected to increase dramatically in phases two and three of the rollout. By then, Sahpra is expected to have approved the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for general use and other vaccines will become available. Government is also planning to intensify its partnership with the private sector to make vaccines more accessible to the general public.
To reach the target of 67% by the end of 2021, at least 150,000 doses will need to be administered on a daily basis for the next nine months."
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/n...it-will-take-sa-to-reach-herd-immunity-2021-3
17 March 2021
To reach heard immunity against Covid-19, South Africa plans to have 67% of the adult population – representing some 40 million people – vaccinated.
At the current vaccination rate, reaching this goal by the end of 2021 will require at least 150,000 doses to be administered daily.
Currently, just under 6,000 doses are being administered daily and at that continued rate, herd immunity would only be reached in 18 years, six months, and eight days....
ut the rate of daily vaccinations is expected to increase dramatically in phases two and three of the rollout. By then, Sahpra is expected to have approved the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for general use and other vaccines will become available. Government is also planning to intensify its partnership with the private sector to make vaccines more accessible to the general public.
To reach the target of 67% by the end of 2021, at least 150,000 doses will need to be administered on a daily basis for the next nine months."
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More critical air routes are closing to South Africans – a year into global travel curbs
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/air-routes-are-closing-for-south-africans-2021-3
18 March 2021
"...On Sunday the government of Ireland confirmed its suspension of visa-free travel for South Africans – which acts as a ban in all but exceptional cases – has been extended indefinitely.
n some cases, airlines continue to fly to Johannesburg, and will accept South Africans on the their planes – but can no longer fly onward to as many destinations.
On Friday, a United Kingdom ban on travellers who have spent time in or passed through Ethiopia comes into effect, in a change to the UK's travel red list. Such bans dramatically reduce the usefulness of Ethiopian Airlines – which has maintained flights into and out of South Africa as long as the South African government allowed it – as a hub or quarantine stopover.
Other airlines that offer major hubs and regular services to and from South Africa, such as Qatar Airways, have been hit by similar restrictions.
In other instances, entire regions are becoming increasingly hard to access. Travel into the Asia-Pacific area in particular has been hit by a combination of border restrictions and flight cancellations, and now by an inability to transit through countries such as Ethiopia.
Only Singapore residents may fly into Singapore, and Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific has extended a suspension of flights from South African until at least the end of June...
Airlines in the USA have told shareholders they will continue to update demand models before committing to schedules; with "agility" now prized over dependability, markets such as South Africa face having flights suddenly yanked at little notice to shift capacity elsewhere..."
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/air-routes-are-closing-for-south-africans-2021-3
18 March 2021
"...On Sunday the government of Ireland confirmed its suspension of visa-free travel for South Africans – which acts as a ban in all but exceptional cases – has been extended indefinitely.
n some cases, airlines continue to fly to Johannesburg, and will accept South Africans on the their planes – but can no longer fly onward to as many destinations.
On Friday, a United Kingdom ban on travellers who have spent time in or passed through Ethiopia comes into effect, in a change to the UK's travel red list. Such bans dramatically reduce the usefulness of Ethiopian Airlines – which has maintained flights into and out of South Africa as long as the South African government allowed it – as a hub or quarantine stopover.
Other airlines that offer major hubs and regular services to and from South Africa, such as Qatar Airways, have been hit by similar restrictions.
In other instances, entire regions are becoming increasingly hard to access. Travel into the Asia-Pacific area in particular has been hit by a combination of border restrictions and flight cancellations, and now by an inability to transit through countries such as Ethiopia.
Only Singapore residents may fly into Singapore, and Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific has extended a suspension of flights from South African until at least the end of June...
Airlines in the USA have told shareholders they will continue to update demand models before committing to schedules; with "agility" now prized over dependability, markets such as South Africa face having flights suddenly yanked at little notice to shift capacity elsewhere..."
African airlines are testing their own Covid-19 passport
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/african-airlines-are-testing-their-own-covid-19-passport-2021-3
18 March 2021
"Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines are testing a new digital Covid-19 passport system.The digital health passport allows travellers and airport authorities to authenticate Covid-19 test certificates prior to departure.
The Trusted Travel Pass pilot programme was developed by the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as digital health passports look likely to become a standard requirement for international travel.
A global travel pass developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is currently being trialled by several leading international airlines. The pass allows travellers to create a digital copy of their passports and receive verified information on country-specific travel requirements via an app.
These requirements will inform what testing or vaccination procedures need to be followed prior to departure."
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/african-airlines-are-testing-their-own-covid-19-passport-2021-3
18 March 2021
"Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines are testing a new digital Covid-19 passport system.The digital health passport allows travellers and airport authorities to authenticate Covid-19 test certificates prior to departure.
The Trusted Travel Pass pilot programme was developed by the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as digital health passports look likely to become a standard requirement for international travel.
A global travel pass developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is currently being trialled by several leading international airlines. The pass allows travellers to create a digital copy of their passports and receive verified information on country-specific travel requirements via an app.
These requirements will inform what testing or vaccination procedures need to be followed prior to departure."
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