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Community members wait to be vaccinated in the Extension 9 Hall. Makana has the best vaccination rate in the Sarah Baartman district so far. Photo: Sue Maclennan Makana forges ahead with vaccinations
The Department of Health’s Makana Subdistrict vaccination team has achieved over 31% of its Covid-19 vaccination target and acting head Mohamed Docrat says if they continue at this rate, they will reach 50% of their vaccination target for Makana.
Area based vaccination drives are continuing in Makhanda, with 1200 people vaccinated in two days this week at the Joza Indoor Sport Centre. Vaccination campaigns have also been conducted at the Extension 9, Albany Road Recreation and BB Zondani halls and on Friday 22 July, vaccinations move to the Foley’s Ground sport centre in Hlalani.
GautengSouth-africaKougaEastern-capeMpumalangaKwazulu-natalKammaWestern-capeSundays-riverCape-townFree-stateKwazuluGlobal pharmaceutical firms should license production of Covid-19 vaccines in Africa rather than just do piecemeal contract deals, an African Union (AU) special envoy said on Thursday.
AU envoy Strive Masiyiwa was speaking a day after Pfizer and BioNTech announced a “fill and finish” deal with South Africa’s Biovac Institute, under which it will carry out the final stages of vaccine manufacturing where the product is processed and put into vials.
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Pfizer and BioNTech will handle drug substance production at their facilities in Europe. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has called the arrangement “restrictive”, and said much more was needed to support vaccine independence in Africa.
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