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Around 50% of healthcare workers who received the primary Johnson & Johnson vaccination during phase one of the Sisonke programme have received a booster dose.

More than 230,000 healthcare workers have so far received a Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine booster shot, compared to more than 496,000 who’ve received their first jab during phase 1 of the programme earlier this year.

More than 477 000 healthcare workers were administered the J&J vaccine at the start of the trial back in February

The province also saw a 53% increase in Covid-19 cases over the past two weeks according to data released by the department of health.

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The Western Cape Health Departments Mark van der Heever said that they were aware of false claims that Mitchell’s Plain Hospital and other facilities had extra Johnson and Johnson doses to give away.

The first batch of the Pfizer vaccine (325,260 doses) was expected to land at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday, 2 May, just before midnight, the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, announced. He said a safety plan for the vaccines had been designed by the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJoints), and all security agencies would be engaged to ensure that the necessary security procedures were in place for safe delivery of the vaccine. “Upon arrival the entire ...

No blood clot reports from Sisonke vaccine trial study - Sahpra Government announced earlier this week that it had put a temporary hold on the vaccine implementation study following six reported cases of rare blood clots in women who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the United States. FILE: Nurse Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi was the first person in South Africa to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccin...