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Flu vaccine elusive for some
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With the flu season slowly creeping in, South Africans have been advised to get the flu shot to boost their immune systems against influenza and ease the upcoming winter flu burden.
#LockdownSA: Looming food emergency due to structural inequalities
Thabo Molelekwa
The nutrition challenges facing South Africa are complex and underpinned by historical and current inequalities, while undernutrition coexists with the rising incidence of obesity and non-communicable diseases, say experts.
Covid-19 confirmed at Joburg old age home
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Over eighty residents and staff of the Greek Old Age Home in Orange Grove are awaiting the results of their tests after the facility recorded its first case of Covid-19 last week. Due to the backlog of tests being processed nationally, results could take up to 11 days, writes Jamaine Krige.
#CoronavirusSA: Pupils relocated due to lack of sanitation
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As schools reopen in South Africa with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, some are failing to meet basic levels of sanitation.
Vitiligo is treatable but not curable
Sandile Mbili
World Vitiligo Day falls on June 25 but it will be commemorated differently this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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