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Philippines detects first cases of South Africa COVID-19 variant

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 09:47 AM

The Philippines has detected its first six cases of the more transmissible South Africa COVID-19 variant and additional cases of the UK coronavirus variant, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

Moderna S. Africa variant-specific vaccine ready for testing: company

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 25 08:53 AM

US biotech firm Moderna said Wednesday that doses of its new COVID-19 vaccine candidate aimed at the South African coronavirus variant had been shipped to the US National Institutes of Health for testing.   Read more »

JG Summit invests in South African digital bank Tyme

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 11:09 AM

JG Summit Holdings Inc said Tuesday it acquired shares in a South African digital bank Tyme in "one of largest" fintech foreign investmentsin the country.   Read more »

Africa COVID-19 deaths surpass 100,000 after second wave

Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 12:39 PM

JOHANNESBURG - Africa's reported COVID-19 death toll surpassed 100,000 on Friday, a fraction of those reported on other continents but rising fast as a second wave of infections overwhelms hospitals. Read more »

Pfizer says South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection

Michael Erman, Reuters
Posted at Feb 18 06:59 AM

A laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the coronavirus may reduce antibody protection from the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine by two-thirds, and it is not clear if the shot will be effective against the mutation, the companies said on Wednesday. Read more »

Why more contagious variants are emerging, over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 03:41 PM

Every COVID-19 case gives the virus a chance to mutate, and if the number of infections continues to rise, more new variants are likely to emerge. Read more »

South Africa asks Serum Institute to take back 1M vaccine doses - report

Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 01:19 PM

South Africa has asked the Serum Institute of India to take back the one million COVID-19 vaccine doses the company had sent in early February, The Economic Times reported on Tuesday, a week after the country said it will put on hold use of AstraZeneca's shot in its vaccination program.   Read more »

Robots at reception: S.African hotel turns to machines to beat pandemic

Kirthana Pillay, Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 07:12 AM

JOHANNESBURG - Staff at Hotel Sky in Johannesburg's wealthy Sandton district adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols, wearing masks and physically distancing from guests as much as possible; all, that is, except Lexi, Micah and Ariel. Read more »

Not perfect, but saves lives, AstraZeneca says as Africa backs COVID-19 shot

Pushkala Aripaka and Ludwig Burger, Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 10:05 PM

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is not perfect, but will have a big impact on the pandemic, its chief executive predicted on Thursday, as the drugmaker pledged to double output by April and the African Union gave its backing for the shot. Read more »

UK, South African, Brazilian: a virologist explains each COVID variant

Reuters
Posted at Feb 10 09:15 AM

But what exactly are these variants, and how concerned should we be?   Read more »

South Africa to start COVID-19 vaccinations with J&J doses

Alexander Winning, Reuters
Posted at Feb 09 10:47 AM

South Africa will start its immunization campaign with Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine after data showed AstraZeneca's shot offered minimal protection against mild-to-moderate illness from the dominant local virus variant.   Read more »

WHO says don't dismiss AstraZeneca shot after S. Africa delays jabs

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 06:36 AM

The World Health Organization insisted Monday that the AstraZeneca vaccine was still a vital tool in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, after South Africa delayed the start of its inoculation program over concerns about its efficacy against a virus variant.   Read more »

South Africa to roll out AstraZeneca vaccine in steps to assess efficacy

John Revill, Reuters
Posted at Feb 09 04:03 AM

South Africa will roll out AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in a "stepped manner" to assess its ability to prevent severe illness, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, co-chair of South Africa’s Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19, said on Monday. Read more »

Paggamit ng Sinovac aprubado na sa China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 08:57 PM

Inaprubahan na sa China ang paggamit ng sarili nitong gawang bakuna mula Sinovac. Read more »

UK says AstraZeneca vaccine prevents COVID-19 death as South Africa halts shots

Reuters
Posted at Feb 08 05:52 PM

There is no evidence that the AstraZeneca vaccine does not prevent death or serious illness, and South Africa has only imposed a temporary halt on using the vaccine, a British junior health minister said on Monday. Read more »

South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccination launch over study

Claire Doyen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 08:07 AM

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa said Sunday it would suspend the start of its Covid-19 vaccinations with the AstraZeneca jab after a study showed the drug failed to prevent mild and moderate cases of the virus variant that has appeared in the country. Read more »

AstraZeneca COVID shot less effective against S.African variant: study

Derek Francis and Andy Bruce, Reuters
Posted at Feb 07 07:37 AM

British drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Saturday its vaccine developed with the University of Oxford appeared to offer only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of COVID-19, based on early data from a trial.   Read more »

Delivery ng bakuna ng AstraZeneca matumal pa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 07:59 PM

Matumal ang delivery ng bakuna ng AstraZeneca sa ilang bansang kasapi ng European Union.    Read more »

Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine remained active vs S. Africa variant, effect reduced - study

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 01:26 PM

The paper was written by researchers from Sinopharm-affiliated Beijing Institute of Biological Products, the Institute of Microbiology of Chinese Academy of Sciences, which is co-developing a candidate with Zhifei unit, and two other Chinese agencies.   Read more »

UK begins door-to-door testing of 80,000 people as new COVID-19 variants spread

Reuters
Posted at Feb 02 04:14 PM

Britain begins door-to-door COVID-19 testing of 80,000 people on Tuesday in a bid to stem the spread of a new highly infectious so called South African variant of the novel coronavirus. Read more »