Volunteers were deliberately exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, so that it could be studied in great detail.
Experts are now calling for more research into the side effects of vaccines and possible links to mortality rates.
A new Lancet study noted that generally, the average life expectancy of people across the world dropped by 1.6 years in the first two years of the pandemic.
Cape Town is finally back to its buzzing, bustling self after the tourism sector was knocked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
New COVID-19 variant detected in 28 countries as National Government says: “We’ll get back to you”.
Footage widely shared over the weekend showed two men wearing white hazmat suits trying to drag a man off a living room couch.
China’s zero-COVID policies have driven many to breaking point and it doesn’t help when you turn on the telly to see footage of maskless crowds having a great time.
The Chinese government’s zero-COVID policies have finally driven many to breaking point.
It is alleged that the scientists have been working without the consent of their donors, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Imagine going out for some well-deserved retail therapy at your favourite Swedish furniture store and then getting told over an intercom that you will not be allowed to leave.
Kim Jong Un’s sister made an address on Wednesday, revealing that the nation’s dictator had actually been badly affected by COVID-19.
Health minister Joe Phaahla has proposed ending the requirement to mask up in public, along with other COVID-19 regulations in place.
The idea that Gates seeks to profit and control humankind via microchips in COVID-19 vaccines just won’t go away.
Partygate has been talked about for months but the revelations of the last few days are particularly damaging.
“Revenge” is not exactly a word that makes sense alongside travel, but eager tourists are enjoying the trendy phrase as it reflects the overwhelming need to make up for lost time.
Let’s just be thankful that we have left the hard lockdowns behind us. The same cannot be said for large parts of China, including Shanghai.
The latest sign of dysfunction has popped up via a video doing the rounds on Weibo, China’s largest social media platform, showing a man being carried off to the morgue in a body bag.
The stats released by the NICD last night show the positivity rate ticking past the 16% mark and the presence of the virus in the country’s wastewater has also increased.
When we first went into hard lockdown in South Africa, the majority supported the idea. Two years down the line, it appears that our government is less keen on listening to those same experts.
Our national state of disaster has been extended, but plans are afoot for that to end in the near future. That may not be a good thing if you dig a little deeper.
As was to be expected with more and more people returning to on-site working, the CCMA has dealt with a number of vaccine mandate cases.
The fourth wave has come and gone and our national state of disaster expires on March 15. There’s talk of various regulations being scrapped.
Discovery chief executive Adrian Gore says that while the fifth wave is likely to be less severe than those that came before, some caution is still likely.
A study by the Wits Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit has revealed South Africa’s true infection rate.
Originally slated to kick off in March 2020, his Justice World Tour has already been seriously set back several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In his first major interview since being deported from Australia, Djokovic has made it clear that he won’t change his stance.
In mid-January, it was announced that truckers in Canada would be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before crossing the Canada and United States border.
Behold, the ‘kosk’ – a portmanteau of “mask” and the Korean word for nose, “ko”.
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) is going to have its hands full with vaccine mandate cases.
Doubts have now been cast over a discrepancy regarding the serial numbers for Djokovic’s COVID-19 test results.