Media and COVID-19
15 Jun 2021 | Study Shows TVET Students Suffered Most During Lockdown
A study done by the Human Sciences Research Council showed that TVET College students suffered immensely when the country was placed under heavy lockd...
15 Jun 2021 | This is how the pandemic has affected the youth and students
WHILE much emphasis has been placed on how Covid-19 would affect the elderly and those with co-morbidities, not much attention was focused on how the ...
10 Jun 2021 | National Covid-19 Antibody Survey conducted in Kanonkop
The National Covid-19 Antibody Survey, that is being conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council and Epicentre, has been rolled out in Kanonkop. ...
9 Jun 2021 | 19,000 participants needed for National Covid-19 Antibody survey
As Covid-19 cases in SA continue to rise, it's more important than ever to wash or sanitise hands, social distance and wear a face mask. Stock photo. ...
9 Jun 2021 | New study aims to reduce the spread of fake news
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the University of the Witwatersrand Health Communication Research Unit is urging the South African publ...
7 Jun 2021 | 19,000 participants needed for the National Covid-19 Antibody survey
The data will help inform SA’s response to Covid-19 to ensure lives and livelihoods are protected The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), t...
4 Jun 2021 | Politics plays pivotal role in how the public buys into the Covid-19 vaccine‚ survey shows
The majority of the almost 11‚000 citizens who were surveyed and showed willingness to take the vaccine were ANC supporters. There is a strong r...
4 Jun 2021 | Surveys may shed new light on extent of SA's Covid epidemic
In a September 16 address‚ President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that a nationwide antibody survey would be conducted to understand the “act...
2 Jun 2021 | Covid-19: What it's like being a nurse during a pandemic
“It is always hectic in the trauma ward, but what happened during the peak of the pandemic will always stick with me … We kept getting pa...
1 Jun 2021 | Covid-19 vaccine rollout: Lighting the path to economic recovery
We have to stop infections from spreading, and the resultant development of new and possibly more deadly variants requiing new or adjusted vaccines. E...