Sahpra mum on possible ‘halt’ of J&J vaccine after US rollout pause South Africa has ordered 30 million doses of the J&J vaccine, already approved by the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority last week. South Africa received the first delivery of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine on 16 February 2021 at the OR Tambo International Airport. Picture: GCIS
This follows recommendations of a rollout pause by the US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) and the Centers for Diseases Control (CDC) after “six reported cases of a rare blood clot in patients who have received the shot”.
Editor’s note: Following the publication of this article it was announced that Health Minister, Dr Zwelini Mkhize, would make an “announcement on South Africa’s response in consideration of the FDA’s decis
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