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Pixabay While South Africa may have been lucky to get access to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine quickly, some issues remain, writes Neil Stacey. South Africa’s vaccine rollout got underway last week, using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, just three weeks after the release of Phase 3 efficacy trial results for that vaccine, a truly remarkable turnaround time. South Africa had previously ordered nine million doses of the J&J vaccine to be delivered later in the year, but after the AstraZeneca vaccine’s apparent failure against the 501Y.V2 variant, Johnson & Johnson agreed to supply 500 000 doses out of their research stock, free of charge and delivered right away. ....
Since this week marks Chinese New Year, we thought we would hail the best places for some tasty cuisine in our region. Sadly due to lockdown restrictions, readers will not be able to mark the occasion with a delightful meal. However, one can, of course, still sample the delights of Chinese cuisine from the comfort of one s home in the form of a takeaway or delivery- so all is not lost! We asked readers to nominate some of their favourites on our Facebook page. In no particular order, here are their suggestions. 1 GOLDEN DRAGON, CARLISLE Reader Julie Calvert stated her liking for this Carlisle haunt: Absolutely delicious food and really nice staff, she simply stated. ....
Justin Tallis/AFP against the new variant, 501Y.V2, with a third wave around the corner, is not that devastating for two reasons. Alarming announcements made on Sunday night have cast a dark shadow over South Africa’s vaccine rollout plan. The results of a trial of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, conducted in South Africa, appear to indicate the vaccine’s efficacy may be as low as 10% against the new variant, 501Y.V2, that is prevalent throughout the country. In response, the government has postponed the planned rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, marking the first time any country’s vaccination programme has been halted over doubts about effectiveness, and dealing a severe blow to South Africa’s already flimsy vaccine rollout plan. ....
Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images It appears that the vaccine rollout will not significantly shield us from a winter wave, writes Neil Stacey. South Africa’s second wave of Covid-19 infections is rapidly abating, with daily infections in apparent freefall. The 7-day rolling average of daily infections peaked at 19 042 on the 11 January, and has dropped sharply to 8141 as of the 28 January. It will continue to drop, though it is unclear exactly how far. After our first wave of infections, the daily rate of infections settled at a steady rate of around 1500 cases per day, and we may see something similar occur over the next few months, though the only method available for estimating the exact level is guesswork. ....