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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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[VIDEO] COVID jabs & severe side effects: These numbers will help you keep calm

By Yolanda Mdzeke, Joan van Dyk and Aisha Abdool Karim

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Allergic reactions, unusual blood clots and heart inflammation have all been linked to COVID vaccines. But most people won’t experience these severe reactions. Watch this easy explainer.

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Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.

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Joan van Dyk is Bhekisisa's news editor.

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Aisha Abdool Karim was a senior health reporter at Bhekisisa from 2020 to 2022.

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