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Scientific Merit Awards honour SA's Covid-19 warriors – The Citizen


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Healthcare workers administer the first batch of Johnson and Johnson vaccines at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, 17 February 2021, as health workers receive the first jabs of the vaccine in the fight against the coronvirus pandemic. Picture: Michel Bega
Scientists leading the charge in the fight against Covid-19 were among those who were honoured at this year’s South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Scientific Merit Awards This year’s ceremony was no ordinary prize-giving, as they took place at a time when science has been at the forefront of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. For at least one laureate, Professor Linda-Gail Bekker, the moment highlighted the importance of allowing science to lead in times of crisis. Bekker is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Cape Town and Director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre. Also Read: Covid-19. ....

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WC request for some restrictions to be lifted to save jobs


WC request for some restrictions to be lifted to save jobs
This request was based on evidence and data, setting out our current Covid-19 statistics, the fact that we have exited our second wave peak, as well as details of our health platform interventions.
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Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 18:54
The Western Cape Government has not yet received the details on when the first vaccine doses, announced by the National Government, will arrive in the Western Cape.
WESTERN CAPE NEWS - Update on the coronavirus by Premier Alan Winde: 
Yesterday I announced that I had written to the Minister of Health, Dr Mkhize, to request that some restrictions, declared under the national Disaster Management Act, be relaxed in the Western Cape so that we could save jobs in our province. ....

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The Connection Between Climate Change & Lung Health


As physicians, we are tasked with addressing the downstream effects of dangerous trends in society, such as the use of tobacco or the worsening quality of our air. One physician pushing back against this status quo is Heather Zar, M.D., Ph.D., a doctor on the faculty at the Red Cross Children s Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, who through innovative research is bridging not only the wide gap between public policy and the role of doctors but also the gaps between rich and poor and between developed and developing countries.
The Drakenstein Child Health Study, which began in 2012, is Zar s latest and most ambitious undertaking and aims to shine a bright spotlight on what pollution is doing not only to our lungs but to our brains, to our immune systems, and even to the bacteria that colonize us. ....

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