Watch this short video if you’re unsure about what to expect after you get your COVID jab.
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Joan van Dyk was a health journalist, senior health journalist and news editor at Bhekisisa between 2017 and 2023.
The first batch of COVID vaccines touched down in South Africa in February 2021. Health workers were the first to get a jab under the Sisonke study. But even before the country had bought any jabs, our reporters were writing about the logistics and the politics of the project. If you want to know how well the vaccines work, how the different jabs compare or what it takes to create a vaccine from research, to regulation, to rollout, you’re at the right place.
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