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Bongani Bingwa speaks with Dr. Mzu Theo Nodikida of the South African Medical Association as Gauteng doctors revolt against unpaid overtime. With 16-hour shifts, life-or-death decisions, and mounting pressure, many now face slashed pay despite rising demands. Legal action looms as warnings of resignations and service withdrawals raise alarms over the future of after-hours hospital care. A brewing crisis in an already strained healthcare system. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Find all the catch-up podcasts here: https://buff.ly/36edSLV Listen live - 702 Breakfast is broadcast weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time): https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj Subscribe to the 702 daily and weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://buff.ly/qb3TsVe 702 on TikTok: https://buff.ly/7grIrVs 702 on Instagram: https://buff.ly/uXZHVil 702 on X: https://buff.ly/5XRmScd 702 on YouTube: https://buff.ly/UL2kzls See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ray White speaks to Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa, Chairperson of South African Medical Association about the legitimacy of the NHI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clement Manyathela speaks to Mmusi Maimane, who is the leader of Build One South Africa Leader; Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa ,who is the Chairperson of the South African Medical Association and Dr Mugwena Maluleke , who is the General Secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers' Union about a proposal made on social media about the remuneration of teachers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Kgosi Letlape is a medical practitioner, the former Chairman of the South African Medical Association, former President of the Health Professions Council of South Africa, and currently a member of Parliament with Action SA. In an address to Parliament Dr Letlape said that we cannot have a conversation about HIV/Aids without also talking about gender-based violence. He speaks to Lester Kiewit about why he believes the two go hand-in-hand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla will today provide an update on the Monkeypox (Mpox) outbreak in South Africa. So far there have been four laboratory-confirmed cases reported in the country, with three cases in KwaZulu-Natal and one case in Gauteng. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Angelique Coetzee, former Chairperson of the South African Medical Association, SAMA

Carol Ofori spoke to the Chair of the South African Medical Association, Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa who explained the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill perfectly.

A study by the South African Medical Association says doctors in this country are underpaid. Website

Dr. Siyaneliswa Shozi, an unemployed medical doctor, and Dr. Mvuyisi Mzukwa, Chairperson of the South African Medical Association, described the dire situation in which doctor graduates are unemployed, the health system's inability to employ doctors in the country, and what needs to be done to address this issue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa, The Chairperson of SAMASee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Taole Mokoena has been appointed as the country's new health ombudsman. He succeeds Prof. Malegapuru Makgoba, whose seven-year non-renewable term came to an end on Wednesday. Prof Mokoena takes over the task of investigating complaints in a severely crippled public health sector that is increasingly hogging the headlines for all the wrong reasons including negligence, ineptitude and corruption. We spoke to South African Medical Association, SAMA, chairperson, Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa

Some doctors and patients were barred from entering hospitals by striking workers affiliated with Nehawu as the union's wage strike continues. The nationwide strike has affected various health services at public facilities such as Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital and Greys Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, where doctors and patients were prevented from entering. The nationwide strike will enter its fourth day this morning. Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Mvuyisi Mzukwa, Chairperson of the South African Medical Association, Sama

Ray White speaks to Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa, Chairperson and spokesperson of the South African Medical Association who says the employment struggles new doctors face locally are pushing them to seek opportunities overseas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's "coffee with consultants" feature, I have the immense privilege and honour of interviewing another ‘heavy hitter' - My guest this week is Professor Thifhelimbilu Luvhengo, Head of the Department of Surgery at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH). During his career, Professor Luvhengo has been, a member of the College of Surgeons of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa, the Association of Surgeons of South Africa, the Surgical Research Society of Southern Africa, the South African Gastroenterological Society, and the South African Medical Association. Prior to joining the Wits circuit, Professor Luvhengo served as the Clinical Head of Department of Surgery and as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pretoria and as the Clinical Head of the Department of Surgery at the Kalafong Provincial Academic Hospital. Professor Luvhengo is widely published, has been the recipient of several awards, and a member of a number of sector committees. His stories will captivate you and enrich your experience of medicine and surgery, as well as give some perspective of what it is like for medical doctors from poorer rural communities to return to serve there once they have graduated and the weight of expectation put upon them. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and I'm sure you will as well. If you know of a consultant or senior registrar in a specialty that YOU would like featured on the Dr Coffee Podcast, please get in touch. The podcast's email address is drcoffeeza@gmail.com. We're also on Instagram and Youtube, with the username “@Dr Coffee ZA”. If you've got anything else on your mind, such as a request for additional topics, further information on how to engage with our guests, feedback on the show, or anything else, please get in touch, we'd love to hear from you. Please consider sharing this episode with fellow junior doctors and medical students in your world who you think would benefit from the content and enjoy it. Thank you so much for your support!

South Africa plans to end most special permits for foreigners as it revamps its immigration policies to manage an influx of economic migrants. The government announced that a special dispensation allowing Zimbabweans to live and work in South Africa will expire at the end of this year, while similar concessions for about 90 000 people from neighbouring Lesotho will expire in 2023 and won't be extended, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said. Permits for Angolan residents were terminated in August 2021. “We are not targeting” any particular nationality, Motsoaledi, 64, said in an interview in Bloomberg's Johannesburg office. Many “economic migrants” abused the nation's asylum provisions by falsifying reasons for leaving their countries, he said, adding that implementing sovereign laws wasn't xenophobic. Africa's most industrialized nation has been a magnet for people seeking better economic opportunities from across the continent, particularly from the Southern African Development Community countries. Arrivals ballooned in 2008 as the global financial crisis combined with an economic collapse in Zimbabwe triggered mass migration, the minister said. That year as many as 227 000 people from Zimbabwe moved to its southern neighbour, according to Motsoaledi, a medical doctor by profession. Many were given permits, which were extended until 2021. South Africa is grappling with a 33.9% unemployment rate -- the highest on a list of 82 nations monitored by Bloomberg -- and its economy is stuck in its longest downward cycle since World War II. The country of about 60.6-million people is home to almost 4-million migrants, according to government data. The presence of foreigners in South Africa has sparked resentment among some locals, who see them as competitors for scarce jobs, health care and housing, and the country has been wracked by intermittent xenophobic violence. A video circulating on social media this week showed Phophi Ramathuba, the head of the health department in Limpopo province, which borders Zimbabwe, reprimanding a Zimbabwean patient for seeking treatment in South African. Residents from the neighbouring country put a “huge strain” on Limpopo's medical facilities, she said on the clip. Divisive Issue “Nobody will be denied medical service,” Ramathuba, a member of the ruling African National Congress, later told News24, while reiterating that she stood by her comments. The South African Medical Association said it “deplores the manner” Ramathuba chose to address the challenges facing the health care system. Public hospitals and clinics are struggling to meet the needs of citizens “and reduce backlogs due to unpredictably high number of undocumented migrants” seeking care in the country,” South Africa's Department of Health said in a statement, responding to the Ramathuba's comments. As South Africa heads into the 2024 general elections, the presence of foreign nationals in the country has become a divisive point, with some parties positioning their electoral propositions around reducing their numbers. At a recent ANC policy conference. it was proposed that South Africa withdraw from the 1951 United Nations convention on refugees. The convention constrained the government's ability to deal with the migration crisis and “a new instrument,” needs be adopted, the party said. Meanwhile, the end of the Zimbabwean exemption permit has spurred legal action against the government challenging its constitutionality. About 178 000 citizens who were issued the permits have until December 31 to apply for a regular visa or leave South Africa. So far, 6 000 Zimbabwean Exemption Permit holders have asked the Department of Home Affairs not to terminate their documents, according to the Daily Maverick.

    Thabo Mdluli speaks to the Chairperson of South African Medical Association, Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa, DA Shadow Gauteng Shadow MEC for Health, Jack Bloom and Dr Tim de Maayer's close source about Gauteng Department of health claiming that the matter relating to Dr Tim De Maayer from Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital has been resolved and closed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel and Switzerland have become the latest countries to confirm cases of monkeypox, bringing the total number of nations reporting outbreaks to 14. More than 80 cases have been confirmed in the recent outbreak in Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia. The World Health Organization says another 50 suspected cases are being investigated and warned that more infections are likely to be confirmed. To tell us more about this disease Elvis Presslin spoke to the Chairman of the South African Medical Association, SAMA, Dr. Mvuyisi Mzukwa

The South African Medical Association says the revelation that the country has a severe shortage of doctors comes as no surprise.

The Health Department was expected to publish the new Covid-19 regulations at midnight. Following the government's decision to lift the national state of disaster in April, the Act which was used to manage the disease for two years also fell away. Draft regulations under the National Health Act were then introduced to manage Covid-19 for 30 days. The 30-day period has now lapsed. Several organizations have indicated that they will go to court if the regulations are made law. Yesterday (Wednesday) the Western Cape high court heard a legal challenge by the non-profit organization, Action 4 Freedom, arguing that Health Minister Joe Phaahla had to provide three months for comments according to their interpretation of the law. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to the spokesperson for Action 4 Freedom, Conell Loggenberg and Chairman of the South African Medical Association, SAMA - Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa...

We talk to Dr Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association. She says fewer Covid patients are now ending up in hospital.

We talk to Dr Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association. She says fewer Covid patients are now ending up in hospital.

The Omincron variant was first discovered in South Africia at the end of November - but how are patients faring in the country Sinead was joined by Dr Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association and a practising GP based in Pretoria...

The South African Medical Association has threatened government with court action if junior doctors do not receive placements for internships and community service obligations by latest the 16th of December 2021. Refilwe Moloto speaks to SAMA spokesperson Dr Mzulungile Nodikida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa, Vice-chairperson of the South African Medical Association (SAMA). In his weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that hospitals have begun preparing to admit more patients in the wake of the Omicron variant. Africa is joined by Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa, Vice-chairperson of the South African Medical Association to talk about what they're doing to prepare for the fourth wave should there be an increase in positive cases in the coming weeks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Negli ultimi giorni sui mercati finanziari mondiali si è tornata a vedere un po' di volatilità, e sicuramente uno dei colpevoli è stata la scoperta della nuova variate sudafricana del Covid-19.La nuova variante B.1.1.529 denominata Omicron è stata inizialmente presentata venerdì come una sorta di nuova “peste” e non c'è quindi da stupirsi se le vendite hanno spinto massicciamente all'ingiù i listini, mentre già nel fine settimana sono iniziati a filtrare scenari meno foschi. La presidente della South African Medical Association, la dottoressa Angelique Coetzee, considera “prematuro” prevedere una crisi sanitaria legata alla diffusione della variante Omicron del Covid-19: “È solo una speculazione in questa fase. Può essere che sia altamente contagiosa, ma finora i casi che vediamo sono estremamente lievi” ha detto.E così sembrano confermare i primi casi riscontrati anche in Europa, Italia compresa dove il “paziente zero italiano” della variante Omicron ha avuto finora sintomi blandi in famiglia (che comprende persone tra gli 8 e gli 81 anni) ed è attualmente in isolamento e monitorato in maniera assidua da medici e autorità sanitarie. Che la variante Omicron sia “cattiva” o meno, a leccarsi le ferite sono intanto i risparmiatori che avevano puntato massicciamente sulla Turchia e sui titoli obbligazionari ad alta cedola che fino a qualche anno fa venivano collocati a piene mani o ricercati dagli investitori in cerca di “rendite periodiche”. Da inizio novembre la situazione è ulteriormente precipitata (oltre il 15% il crollo della lira turca), poiché il presidente Recep Tayyip Erdogan ha scelto di andare in direzione ostinata e contraria e con l'aumento dell'inflazione al 20% ha pensato bene di spingere la banca centrale turca (che non gode evidentemente di grande autonomia) a tagliare il costo del denaro in Turchia. L'opposto di quello che si è sempre fatto e la genialata turca che sembra sfidare le leggi dell'economia non sta infatti funzionando molto.

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ http://www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=6806VARIANTE OMICRON... ED E' SUBITO PANICO di Paolo GulisanoDa giorni se ne parlava in termini quasi apocalittici: una nuova variante ha fatto la sua comparsa nel lontano Sudafrica e la sola parola variante, nei Media, fin dai primi tempi della pandemia, è utilizzata per evocare scenari da incubo. Basti pensare all'uso che per mesi è stato fatto della Delta.Alla variante sudafricana è stato attribuito il nome di "Omicron", la quindicesima lettera dell'alfabeto greco, proprio perché le varianti codificate ufficialmente sono appunto quindici. In realtà ci sono diversi altri sottotipi, e non c'è nulla di strano: il Covid è un virus che muta in continuazione. Più un virus si diffonde, a più mutazioni può andare incontro.Secondo diversi scienziati, tra cui il virologo Van den Bosche, già collaboratore della Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, la campagna di vaccinazione di massa dà un importante contributo alla selezione di nuovi varianti. Negli scorsi giorni, quando era iniziata a montare immediatamente una campagna terroristica sulla Omicron, la cui esistenza era segnalata per la prima volta all'OMS dalle autorità sanitarie del Sudafrica il 24 novembre, il governo di Città del Capo aveva espresso la sua indignata sorpresa per il clamore mediatico scatenato contro il proprio Paese, dicendo che semmai si dovrebbe ringraziare l'eccellenza della ricerca scientifica sudafricana che aveva individuato questa mutazione del Covid. Un funzionario dell'Unione africana ha detto alla BBC che i paesi sviluppati sono responsabili dell'emergere della variante.L'IMPATTO DELLA NUOVA VARIANTEL'OMS ha replicato affermando che il numero di casi di questa variante, inizialmente denominata B.1.1.529, sembra essere in aumento in quasi tutte le province del Sudafrica. "Questa variante ha un gran numero di mutazioni, alcune delle quali preoccupanti", ha detto venerdì l'ente di sanità pubblica delle Nazioni Unite in una nota. "La prima infezione confermata da B.1.1.529 proveniva da un campione raccolto il 9 novembre".L'OMS ha affermato che sarebbero necessarie alcune settimane per comprendere l'impatto della nuova variante, poiché gli scienziati stanno ancora lavorando per determinare quanto sia trasmissibile. Un alto funzionario sanitario del Regno Unito ha avvertito che i vaccini sarebbero "quasi certamente" meno efficaci contro la nuova variante. Ma il professor James Naismith, un biologo strutturale dell'Università di Oxford, ha aggiunto: "È una brutta notizia, ma non è il giorno del giudizio".Infine, il capo della South African Medical Association ha dichiarato alla BBC che i casi riscontrati finora in Sudafrica - dove la popolazione completamente vaccinata è del 24% - non sono gravi, ma ha affermato che le indagini sulla variante erano ancora in una fase molto precoce.Come si presenta questa Omicron? "I pazienti si lamentano principalmente di dolori diffusi e stanchezza. Si tratta di casi che perlopiù non necessitano di ricoveri ospedalieri", ha affermato la dottoressa Angelique Coetzee, dirigente della Sanità Pubblica sudafricana. Ma dall'altra parte dell'Oceano il santone della pandemia Anthony Fauci ha sentenziato che, mentre i rapporti dell'OMS sulla nuova variante hanno alzato una "bandiera rossa" di allarme, è possibile però che i vaccini possano ancora funzionare per prevenire anche questa minaccia.UNA SITUAZIONE SCHIZOFRENICAInsomma: una situazione quasi schizofrenica, con messaggi contraddittori, sia sulla gravità di questa forma virale, sia sull'efficacia dei vaccini di prevenirla.In questo scenario, è arrivato il primo caso italiano. Un caso reso pubblico ieri, domenica 28 novembre. A soli 4 giorni dall'annuncio dell'esistenza della variante, in Italia si è già in grado di identificarla in laboratorio. Il caso zero di Omicron si era sottoposto ad un tampone random. Teoricamente, questo signore, regolare possessore di certificazione verde, di tipo super, essendo bivaccinato, avrebbe potuto in questi e nei prossimi giorni diffondere ampiamente il virus.Ciò dimostra in modo evidente l'inutilità del pass di Draghi. Tanto varrebbe sottoporre per fermare l'epidemia tutte le persone a tamponi di controllo, indifferentemente dal fatto che siano o meno vaccinati.Il caso 0 italiano pone una serie di questioni: il signore che ha contratto il Covid sembra star bene per ora: è in isolamento domiciliare fiduciario. Gli ultrà del vaccinismo hanno già esultato dicendo che il signore è paucisintomatico proprio perché è vaccinato. Non ci si può che rallegrare se la profilassi funziona e fa sì che una persona si ammali in forma più leggera, però è un fatto inoppugnabile che la vaccinazione non ha impedito al signore di contrarre il Covid, e a sua volta di trasmetterlo: ha infatti contagiato tutti i membri della sua famiglia, compresi i vaccinati.Inoltre, il signore che ha contratto il Covid in versione Omicron è paucisintomatico esattamente come i pazienti sudafricani. Eppure Ursula von der Leyen ha appena dichiarato che "quella contro la variante Omicron è una corsa contro il tempo". Ancora non hanno optato tra l'enfatizzare la minaccia fantasma o esaltare l'efficacia assoluta dei vaccini. Che si decidano.Nota di BastaBugie: Stefano Magni nell'articolo seguente dal titolo "La variante del panico. Dal Sudafrica arriva un nuovo motivo per avere paura" parla della nuova variante del Covid, l'Omicron. Il primo problema, oggi come allora, è nell'informazione. Infatti è già corsa a chi diffonde il panico. A guadagnarci sono soprattutto le classi politiche che per "salvarci" tornano a parlare di lockdown e restrizioni.Ecco l'articolo completo pubblicato su La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana il 27 novembre 2021:Pare che all'improvviso, alla fine del novembre 2021, si sia tornati al 23 gennaio 2020, il giorno in cui venne data ufficialmente notizia della comparsa di un nuovo coronavirus in Cina. La novità del 25 novembre, invece, riguarda il Sud Africa: lì è stata scoperta una nuova variante, l'Omicron.Come sempre quando la notizia viene diffusa, si scopre che il virus si è diffuso con una velocità molto superiore. Anche quel 23 gennaio il nuovo coronavirus era in circolazione in Cina già da due mesi (forse tre mesi, secondo studi non ancora confermati) e stava già arrivando in Tailandia, Giappone e Corea del Sud, probabilmente anche nella stessa Italia. Nel periodo, ancora ignoto, fra la sua comparsa in natura e la sua scoperta, la variante Omicron potrebbe essere arrivata ovunque, considerando che è stata ritrovata in Paesi fra loro agli antipodi: oltre che negli Stati sudafricani (Sudafrica, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambico, Namibia, Eswatini e Malawi), è presente anche in Israele, a Hong Kong e in Belgio. Nel Paese europeo la persona contagiata non è mai passata dal Sudafrica, bensì dall'Egitto e dalla Turchia. Come nel gennaio del 2020, la pachidermica macchina decisionale degli Stati parte lentamente all'inseguimento di un virus già fuggito e chiude le frontiere, selettivamente, per chi arriva dai Paesi infetti. Il ministro Roberto Speranza ha annunciato la cancellazione dei collegamenti aerei con i soli Paesi africani più colpiti e il divieto di ingresso per chi vi ha viaggiato negli ultimi 14 giorni. Ma, per i motivi di cui sopra, e come dimostra l'esperienza del 2020, si tratta di una misura tanto rassicurante quanto inutile.Come nel gennaio del 2020, il panico è immediato. Le Borse hanno registrato perdite gravi in tutto il mondo, già alla loro apertura del 26 novembre. Ma perché? Sappiamo già che la nuova variante, che l'Oms ha battezzato Omicron, è più contagiosa della Delta? Sappiamo che ha 32 mutazioni della proteina Spike che potrebbero teoricamente aumentarne la trasmissibilità e la capacità di eludere gli anticorpi. Sappiamo anche che, alcuni dei contagiati nei Paesi sudafricani, erano completamente vaccinati, anche con i farmaci più in uso in Europa, quali Pfizer, Johnson&Johnson e AstraZeneca. Tuttavia nessuno degli scienziati che ha studiato in questi giorni la variante è in grado di dire come si diffonderà. Per Penny Moore, dell'Università del Witwatersrand a Johannesburg, occorreranno almeno altre due settimane per capire se la variante del coronavirus comparsa nel suo Paese "è in grado di sfuggire agli anticorpi generati dai vaccini anti-Covid, così come alle difese dovute all'attivazione delle cellule T del sistema immunitario". Mancano ancora i dati. Anche secondo un virologo italiano non certo leggero nelle sue analisi, quale è Andrea Crisanti, aver paura "è prematuro", perché "stiamo parlando al momento solo di ipotesi e siamo un una fase di osservazione".Il primo problema di questa nuova crisi, dunque, è nell'informazione. Non pare vero, a media alle prese con un pubblico già stanco da due anni di Covid, poter dare una nuova scossa adrenalinica alla vigilia di Natale. Le ricadute economiche sono immediate in tutto il mondo, appunto: quanti stanno speculando al ribasso staranno facendo festa e vorremmo proprio sapere se vi sia un conflitto di interessi fra chi sta diffondendo questo allarmismo a piene mani e chi può guadagnarci qualcosa.Ma al di là di queste inevitabili umane miserie, chi sta già capitalizzando è soprattutto la classe politica di quasi tutti i Paesi europei occidentali e nordamericani. Se le popolazioni sono attualmente più stanche che impaurite, la notizia terrorizzante di una nuova pericolosa variante ridà legittimità a parole e frasi che francamente nessuno vorrebbe più sentire: lockdown, chiusure, stare a casa, fare sacrifici oggi per essere più liberi per le feste, stare attenti alle feste per proteggere i più fragili, ecc... I governi devono sempre mostrare di "fare qualcosa" quando la gente ha paura.

Opening Monologues. Enter Omicron. World on edge. But the South African Medical Association describes the new COVID variant as "mild disease" and is puzzled by "so much hype." Why all the premature panic? Team Biden implements "travel restrictions" on eight African countries. Hypocrisy off the charts. Biden has completely failed on COVID. By his own standards, time to resign? Meanwhile, the Salvation Army goes woke. The Left pouring its CRT acids on all American institutions. Plus, our discourse on the true nature of Leftist Hypocrisy. When you care about power, not principle. No surprises. Also, Colorado family skiing vignettes and how the wily fox stole the glove. With Listener Calls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a new wave of panic emerges from the media and some political leaders as they track and trace the new Omicron variant the Australian Government has revealed its plans to begin troll tracing to unmask online anonymous accounts. Plenty to blast through on this week's Tim's News Explosion. The alarm and hysteria has begun over the Omnicron variant which has immediately been classified by the World Health Organisation as a variant of concern. WHO didn't name the variant Xi to not offend the Chinese Communist President. Western Governments including Australia have slapped travel bans on Southern African nations. Dr Anthony Fauci said the US should prepare for the worst. Governor of New York Kathy Hochul has already declared a state of emergency over Omicron.  All of this panic is despite the discoverer of Omicron Dr. Angelique Coetzee Chair of the South African Medical Association stating its symptoms are 'completely mild'. Pfizer has claimed they can tweak and distribute a new mRNA vaccine to protect against Omicron in three months, Novavax has claimed they can tweak their vaccine in three weeks. Some believe the announcement of the Omicron variant of concern is too concidental as it has taken away media and public attention from the upcoming trial of Ghislane Maxwell deceased known pedophile Jeffrey Epstien's madame. The Victoria Health Department in its daily media release has mentioned that people who attended the various freedom protests in November have tested positive for covid. Given that hundreds of thousands of Victorians have attended these outdoor rallies and they could only find two dozen positive cases from people who attended it was hardly a superspreader event. A Thornbury cafe owner found his shop windows smashed with a death threat pinned on the front angry at the business for enforcing the Victorian Government's vaccine passport system. The Morrison Government plans to draft and introduce legislation to force social media companies to unmask anonymous accounts that troll and defame others. If this became law it would spell the end for many far-left social media accounts who for years have doxxed and defamed people who hold right right of centre views A fake news story was posted claiming that Dan Andrews called the unvaccinated the N-word and believed they should drink from separate water fountains. Dan and Albo posted a photo of themselves in front of a barbeque but it didn't look like it was on and the meat looked pan fried. Contact: Email: me@timwilms.com Message: https://t.me/timwilms Wilms Front Links: Entropy: https://entropystream.live/app/wilmsfront Website: http://timwilms.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilmsfront Minds: https://www.minds.com/timwilms Gab: https://gab.com/timwilms Telegram: https://t.me/wilmsfront Parler: https://parler.com/profile/timwilms/ Support the Show: Membership: http://www.theunshackled.net/membership Donate: https://www.theunshackled.net/donate/ Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/TheUnshackled Other Unshackled Productions: Trad Tasman Talk: https://www.theunshackled.net/ttt/ Report From Tiger Mountain: http://reportfromtigermountain.com/ Other Unshackled Links: Website: https://www.theunshackled.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TUnshackled Twitter: https://twitter.com/Un_shackled Gab: https://gab.ai/theunshackled Telegram: https://t.me/theunshackled Minds: https://www.minds.com/The_Unshackled MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/theunshackled Music and Graphics by James Fox Higgins Voice Over by Morgan MunroContact: Email: me@timwilms.com Message: https://t.me/timwilms Wilms Front Links: Entropy: https://entropystream.live/app/wilmsfront Website: http://timwilms.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilmsfront Minds: https://www.minds.com/timwilms Gab: https://gab.com/timwilms Telegram: https://t.me/wilmsfront Parler: https://parler.com/profile/timwilms/ Support the Show: Membership: http://www.theunshackled.net/membership Donate: https://www.theunshackled.net/donate/ Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/TheUnshackled Other Unshackled Productions: Trad Tasman Talk: https://www.theunshackled.net/ttt/ Report From Tiger Mountain: http://reportfromtigermountain.com/ Other Unshackled Links: Website: https://www.theunshackled.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TUnshackled Twitter: https://twitter.com/Un_shackled Gab: https://gab.ai/theunshackled Telegram: https://t.me/theunshackled Minds: https://www.minds.com/The_Unshackled MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/theunshackled Music and Graphics by James Fox Higgins Voice Over by Morgan Munro See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear from Dr Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association

This is Vaccine 411, the latest coronavirus vaccine information for November 29th, 2021. A lot of fear is being generated around the new coronavirus variant, now called Omicron. So first some good news or at the very least potential good news. The chair of the South African Medical Association, who was one of the first to notice the new variant, said symptoms appear to mild and treatable at home. Fatigue, body aches and headaches, not even a loss of smell or taste and oxygen levels remain normal. Almost half she treated were unvaccinated, hinting the current vaccines are somewhat effective against it. But even symptoms in the unvaccinated have been mild. And if you think she's alone or lying, Israel's chief of public health services says the potential for infection with omicron is “very high,” but vaccinated people become only slightly ill. Speaking of very fast spread and very high infections, Omicron is quickly making its way around the world, unhindered by travel bans and restrictions, a tactic that went into place and was generally unsuccessful in keeping out the original virus and its variants. Omicron has been spotted in South Africa, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Britain, Israel, Hong Kong, Germany, Austria, and Italy. As mentioned earlier, countries are imposing travel bans amidst the new variant in the hopes that maybe, somehow, this time they'll work. The United States has done it. Israel is banning the entry of all foreigners. Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel for two weeks. The World Health Organization is urging no, don't do that because it places a heavy burden on lives and livelihoods, it's not scientifically based, and it just doesn't work. Okay, time to answer the question “Why did the World Health Organization skip a couple of Greek letters when naming the new variant Omicron?” The variant prior to Omicron was Mu, which should be followed by Nu and Xi. Well they didn't like Nu because it sounds just like the word new. And Xi can't be used because it's a common last name in certain countries and the whole point was to not stigmatize any country so…that led to Omicron. If Omicron is your last name, please write your local congressperson. With reporting affected by the Thanksgiving holiday, in the United States cases were up 4%, deaths are down 10%, and hospitalizations are up 12% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending up since November 3. The five states that had the most daily deaths per 100,000 are Montana, West Virginia, Oregon, Michigan, and Kentucky. There are 9,420,095 active cases in the United States. The five states with the greatest increase in hospitalizations per capita: New Hampshire 51%, Indiana and Massachusetts 43%, Michigan 41%, and Illinois 32%. The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Scurry, TX. Mason, MI. Shiawassee, MI. Nodaway, MO. Houghton, MI. Sullivan, NH. Ionia, MI. Jackson, MI. DeKalb, IN. And Oceana, MI. There have been at least 776,639 deaths in the U.S. recorded as Covid-related. The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that's been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 72.7%, Rhode Island at 72.2%, and Maine at 72.1%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are West Virginia at 41.5%, Wyoming at 45.3%, and Alabama at 46%. The percentage of the U.S. that's been fully vaccinated is 59%. Globally, cases were up 12% and deaths were down 4% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending up since October 15. There are once again over 20 million active cases around the world, at 20,159,495. The five countries with the most new cases: Germany 38,444. The U.K. 37,681. Russia 33,548. France 31,648. And the Netherlands 22,133. There have been at least 5,199,349 deaths reported as... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Dr. Angelique Coetzee of the South African Medical Association joins the program, one of the first doctors to spot the new omicron Covid variant. She discusses the scene on the ground in South Africa and the currently mild symptoms they are seeing from the new variant. Plus, markets are rebounding after seeing their worst day since October of 2020. We take a look at whether investors should be optimistic. And oil fell on Friday, making it one of the worst days for the commodity since the early days of the pandemic. RBC's Helima Croft joins to break down the price movements and what else to expect.

This is Coronavirus 411, the latest on Omicron and other COVID variants and new hotspots for November 29th, 2021. A lot of fear is being generated around the new coronavirus variant, now called Omicron. So first some good news or at the very least potential good news. The chair of the South African Medical Association, who was one of the first to notice the new variant, said symptoms appear to mild and treatable at home. Fatigue, body aches and headaches, not even a loss of smell or taste and oxygen levels remain normal. Almost half she treated were unvaccinated, hinting the current vaccines are somewhat effective against it. But even symptoms in the unvaccinated have been mild. And if you think she's alone or lying, Israel's chief of public health services says the potential for infection with omicron is “very high,” but vaccinated people become only slightly ill. Speaking of very fast spread and very high infections, Omicron is quickly making its way around the world, unhindered by travel bans and restrictions, a tactic that went into place and was generally unsuccessful in keeping out the original virus and its variants. Omicron has been spotted in South Africa, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Britain, Israel, Hong Kong, Germany, Austria, and Italy. As mentioned earlier, countries are imposing travel bans amidst the new variant in the hopes that maybe, somehow, this time they'll work. The United States has done it. Israel is banning the entry of all foreigners. Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel for two weeks. The World Health Organization is urging no, don't do that because it places a heavy burden on lives and livelihoods, it's not scientifically based, and it just doesn't work. Okay, time to answer the question “Why did the World Health Organization skip a couple of Greek letters when naming the new variant Omicron?” The variant prior to Omicron was Mu, which should be followed by Nu and Xi. Well they didn't like Nu because it sounds just like the word new. And Xi can't be used because it's a common last name in certain countries and the whole point was to not stigmatize any country so…that led to Omicron. If Omicron is your last name, please write your local congressperson. With reporting affected by the Thanksgiving holiday, in the United States cases were up 4%, deaths are down 10%, and hospitalizations are up 12% over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending up since November 3. The five states that had the most daily deaths per 100,000 are Montana, West Virginia, Oregon, Michigan, and Kentucky. There are 9,420,095 active cases in the United States. The five states with the greatest increase in hospitalizations per capita: New Hampshire 51%, Indiana and Massachusetts 43%, Michigan 41%, and Illinois 32%. The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Scurry, TX. Mason, MI. Shiawassee, MI. Nodaway, MO. Houghton, MI. Sullivan, NH. Ionia, MI. Jackson, MI. DeKalb, IN. And Oceana, MI. There have been at least 776,639 deaths in the U.S. recorded as Covid-related. The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that's been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 72.7%, Rhode Island at 72.2%, and Maine at 72.1%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are West Virginia at 41.5%, Wyoming at 45.3%, and Alabama at 46%. The percentage of the U.S. that's been fully vaccinated is 59%. Globally, cases were up 12% and deaths were down 4% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending up since October 15. There are once again over 20 million active cases around the world, at 20,159,495. The five countries with the most new cases: Germany 38,444. The U.K. 37,681. Russia 33,548. France 31,648. And the Netherlands 22,133. There have been at... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association and a practising GP based in Pretoria spoke to Gavan Reilly about how she first noticed the change of Covid-19 symptoms linked to Omicron.

Guest: Dr Angelique Coetzee - SA Medical Association President See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The South African Medical Association has welcomed government's decision to vaccinate 12 to 17-year-olds against COVID-19.

The South African Medical Association says although it's suspended its legal action against the National Health Department it will proceed with taking the department to court again should medical interns not given contracts to sign by tomorrow.

The South African Medical Association is warning vaccine hesitancy among the older population and eligible parents might lead to a rise in child coronavirus infections.

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases last night announced that South Africa recorded 16- thousand - and -78 new COVID-19 cases, with 9 - thousand of those found in the Gauteng province, the country's economic hub. The province's premier, David Makura has said the country cannot afford to shut down the province and are looking at a hybrid lockdown approach. The southern African nation is currently on level 3 lockdown. There's been calls from the medical fraternity to impose stricter restrictions on movement in order to limit the high rate of infection the country is currently experiencing as it faces the third wave. More from Chairperson at the South African Medical Association, Dr Angelique Coetzee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Dr Saadiq Kariem | Chief of Operations at Western Cape Department Of                                               Health   Yesterday's conversation with the South African Medical Association looked at aspects of phase 2 of the vaccine roll out in different provinces across the nation. The Western Cape Department of Health's Chief of Operations, Dr Saadiq Kariem responds to criticism that the province is not prioritising rural communities See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Dr Angelique Coetzee | Chairperson  at South African Medical Association Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses like flu this fall and winter is more important than ever. Flu vaccination is especially important for adults 65 years and older, who account for most hospitalizations and deaths from flu and from Covid-19. Dr Angelique Coetzee, Chairperson at the South African Medical Association, talks about why over 60s year olds need to get the flu vaccine before the covid vaccine.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has some reservations following the arrival of more than 200 health experts from Cuba to help with the battle against the coronavirus. The medical brigade that arrived from Cuba YESTERDAY includes epidemiologists, physicians and biotechnologists. SAMA says government should first exhaust all the skills available locally before seeking outside assistance. The Health Department will deploy the Cuban experts in different provinces.

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says it supports the measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa to contain the spread of corona virus in the country. SAMA says in addition to the strategies already announced, two additional steps are needed. Firstly, the Association says it is imperative that the areas - not just the provinces - of the identified cases be made known. And secondly, additional strategy is to give priority consideration to telemedicine. We spoke to Chairperson of the South African Medical Association Dr Angelique Coetzee

The South African Medical Association, SAMA, has advised its members to refuse to treat patients if they do not have sufficient protection against corona virus. It says their members are concerned about contracting corona virus from their patients. In the wake of the corona outbreak people who suspect they may be infected have been advised to seek medical care immediately. However this exposes health workers to infections.

Spokesperson for South African Medical Association Dr Angelique Coetzee says self isolation is impossible to enforce. Coetzee was reacting to the second case of corona virus in South Africa. Jon Gericke spoke to her...

Caster Semenya shrugged off the unfavourable Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling when she won the Women's 800m race at the IAAF Diamond League race in Doha. Semenya, the double Olympic champion at the distance, was added to the 800m start list, two days after her appeal against a new rule regulating testosterone levels for women athletes was rejected by the Court for Arbitration of Sport (CAS). Semenya had challenged the measures, introduced by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), that will force women with higher than normal male hormone levels -- so-called "hyper-andro-genic" athletes -- to artificially lower the amount of testosterone in their bodies if they are to continue competing. The rules will come into effect on May 8 and will apply to races over distances of 400m to the mile. For more Elvis Presslin spoke to the Chairperson of the South African Medical Association, Dr Angelique Coetzee

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with BERNARD MUTSAGO, Atlantic Fellow for HEALTH EQUITY IN SOUTH AFRICA. Bernard has a Master's in Public Health and works as a Health Policy Researcher for the South African Medical Association, a professional association for public and private sector medical practitioners in South Africa. The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. FURTHER INFORMATION Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa | https://www.atlanticfellows.org/for-health-equity-in-south-africa

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says it is concerned about some statements made by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi regarding the uptake of posts by doctors. Last week the health minister held a briefing to address the issue of unemployed doctors and interns, following complaints by the Junior Doctors Association and the Pharmaceutical Society group. During the briefing Motsoaledi said new graduates wanted to be placed at locations convenient for their personal circumstances. For more on this we are joined on the line by the Vice-Chairperson of the South African Medical Association Professor Mark Sonderup

Disciplinary measures should be taken against senior management of the Health Professions Council of South Africa found guilty of mismanagement and maladministration. Those are some of the recommendations by the Ministerial Task Team which investigated complaints of irregularities taking place at the council. Meanwhile, the South African Medical Association says it is encouraged by the statements made by the Minister of Health to the HPCSA. To get a response Sakina kamwendo spoke to the President of the Health Professions Council of South Africa, Dr. Kgosi Letlape and the Chairperson of SAMA, Dr Mzukisi Grootboom

The Department of Health recently suspended two doctors after they performed a Caesarean section on a teenager in a general ward at Evander Hospital in Mpumalanga. Ordinarily, this would have been performed in a theatre. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi opened a criminal case against the two doctors, saying they had "a tendency to disregard instructions with impunity". However, health union the South African Medical Association says the Ministers suggesions that the two face criminal charges before an internal probe could be concluded was "reckless, premature, misguided and irresponsible".