South Africa

Variant First Detected In South Africa May Evade Protection From Pfizer Vaccine

Maayan Lubell 12/04/2021

The prevalence of the variant was eight times higher...

Johnson & Johnson In Talks With Indian Government to Trial Single-Dose Vaccine

Anuron Kumar Mitra 10/04/2021

The J&J vaccine is currently approved for use in...

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Social Media Users in Kenya, South Africa Trust Science but Also Share COVID Hoaxes

Herman Wasserman and Dani Madrid-Morales 09/04/2021

Research showed that most common motivation to share social...

Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sao Caetano do Sul

Brazil Detects New COVID-19 Variant Similar To One Spotted in South Africa

Eduardo Simões 01/04/2021

Brazil has detected a new COVID-19 variant in Sao...

Man carrying a basket walks past a graffiti depicting the Statue of Liberty wearing a mask amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Mumbai

T Cells Fighting COVID-19 Infection Also Protect Against New Variants

Julie Steenhuysen 01/04/2021

Researchers have found that immune response by T-cells, unlike...

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Why TB Treatments Are Notoriously Hard To Stick To

Violet Chihota 26/03/2021

Shorter courses of TB treatment regimes offer improved adherence...

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Faster Spread of Some Coronavirus Variants Could Be Due To Sturdier Protein

Scientists suggest that redesigned vaccines incorporate the code for...