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Tonix’s long Covid-19 drug fails to meet mid-stage trial goal

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp said on Tuesday its experimental drug failed to meet the primary goal in a mid-stage study for management of widespread muscle pain and tenderness associated with long Covid-19. Shares of the company were down 12% in premarket trading. The 63-patient study was designed to monitor the intensity of pain in patients who had long Covid-19 and administered either the drug, TNX-102 SL, or placebo, but the […]

5 September 2023

International

EXPLAINER | Eris, BA.2.86: Do I need to worry about Covid-19 again?

The World Health Organisation and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes Covid-19. Six cases in four countries have been detected since late July. Scientists are keeping an eye on the new lineage, named BA.2.86, because it has 36 mutations that distinguish it from the now dominant XBB.1.5 variant. So far there is no evidence that BA.2.86 spreads […]

20 August 2023

News

WC department of health says new covid sub-variant is more infectious, but less severe

by Loushe Jordaan Gilbert As the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a new COVID 19 variant last week, many are left concerned about the severity of the variant dubbed EG.5 or Eris. Public Health Specialist for the Western Cape’s department of health, Professor Hassan Mohamed said although the sub-variant is more infectious than the other variants, it’s not as severe. “We have to bear in mind that this is a […]

14 August 2023

International

COVID no longer a global health emergency: WHO

The COVID-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc and deepened inequalities, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday. It is "with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency", WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, estimating that the pandemic had killed "at least 20 million" people - nearly three times the under seven […]

6 May 2023

Local

WC Health Department encourages public to vaccinated as new Covid variant looms

By: Aneeqa du Plessis The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has registered Paxlovid, an anti-viral medicine manufactured by Pfizer, to treat Covid-19. It is used for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 in adults, who do not require supplemental oxygen but are at increased risk for progression to severe Covid-19. Sahpra says Paxlovid consists of tablets for a five-day oral treatment regimen, with morning and evening doses. […]

3 February 2023

Local

Criminal records of sans who violated covid-19 regulations to be expunged: Parly

South Africans who violated COVID-19 lockdown regulations could soon have their criminal records expunged. Parliament started the process to formulate new legislation in this regard. Tens of thousands of people are sitting with criminal records after the state of disaster was enacted in March 2020. With the regulations now in past - the justice portfolio committee is in the process of formulating new legislation to expunge the criminal records. Police […]

29 January 2023

Local

‘New year, New variant’ Covid-19 lives on

By: Aneeqa du Plessis Health experts have warned South Africans to remain vigilant and cautious over Covid-19. This follows the confirmation of the first case of a new, highly transmissible variant that has been detected in the country after it was confirmed in at least 28 other countries across the globe. The local case was discovered in gene sequencing carried out by researchers at Stellenbosch University. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast […]

9 January 2023

International

China’s optimised Covid-19 strategy benefits exchanges with Africa

With the mutation of the Covid-19 virus, the popularisation of vaccination, and the accumulation of experience in prevention and control, China has announced that it will downgrade management of the disease from Class A to Class B from January 8. Policies such as cancelling quarantine for international travellers, restoring international passenger flights, and resuming passport and visa issuance, will take effect from the same date. As China is the world's […]

8 January 2023

Local

Second death linked to Janssen Covid-19 vaccine

LOCAL A second fatal case of Guillain-Barré syndrome has been confirmed after vaccination with the Janssen jab for Covid-19, the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority said. The first case was confirmed on August 4. No details about the latest case were disclosed. Sahpra said: “Causality assessment of the reported case was conducted by the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee (NISEC) using the World Health Organization’s (WHO) methodology. The case was […]

13 September 2022

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