South Africa’s Department of Health announced on Thursday, November 4 that there are now 184 222 vaccinated children aged between 12 and 17. This comes after the department indicated that children over the age of 12 will now be eligible to get their jabs.
According to the Department, 13 569 children received the single dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Thursday and since the start of the vaccination rollout programme, 152 049 jabs were administered, pushing the total doses to 22 965 123. South Africa also now has 12 737 700 fully vaccinated adults.
Also read: Children between the ages of 12 and 17 can now receive their jab
In the meantime, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has recorded 319 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of confirmed cases to 2 923 054. The majority of new cases were logged in KwaZulu-Natal, 63, followed by Gauteng, 57, Free State, 55, Western Cape, 44, Mpumalanga, 26, Northern Cape, 26, Eastern Cape, 24, North West, 17 and Limpopo, 7. A further 31 COVID-19 related deaths have also been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89 251 to date.
As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 2 923 054 with 319 new cases reported. Today 31 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 89 251 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 2 815 840 with a recovery rate of 96,3% pic.twitter.com/gZPlSaiZ5Q
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) November 4, 2021
Meanwhile, Britain has become the first country in the world to approve a COVID-19 antiviral pill. The “molnupiravir” pill, was jointly developed by the American based companies Merck (MRK.N) and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. According to Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products’ Regulatory Agency, the drug is being recommended for people with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms.
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