by Chandré Blignaut | May 10, 2023 | Featured, News
Flu vaccination provides protection beyond the flu Johannesburg, 10 May 2023: The cooler months usually bring about a surge in cases of influenza or ‘flu’. Flu is an acute infection of the respiratory tract caused by type A, B or C influenza viruses, which circulate...
by Chandré Blignaut | Apr 12, 2021 | Featured, News
Call for more doctors to help defeat meningitis and promote vaccination #DefeatMeningitis Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, and can lead to serious manifestations, including meningitis and septic...
by Chandré Blignaut | Mar 4, 2021 | Featured, News
Private hospitals gear up as vaccination sites for healthcare workers With the majority of the first consignment of J&J vaccines now successfully injected into the arms of healthcare workers since the launch of the Sisonke programme, the B4SA Hospital workstream,...