US supports South Africa’s vaccine rollout strategy with $3m
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The US is supporting South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine strategy by providing $3-million, or R45-million, in funding for vaccine distribution, field hospitals and data surveillance, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
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Zweli Mkhize says the country has secured 51 million doses of vaccine from two manufacturers.
The target is to vaccinate about 250 000 to 270 000 citizens a day, to reach population immunity within a year.
The Serum Institute of India has refunded the country for 500 000 AstraZeneca vaccines.
Just over one million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine will be delivered by a Gqeberha plant in the next two weeks, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday.
Mkhize, in a speech prepared for delivery in Gauteng, said the Aspen Plant in Gqeberha would deliver 1 099 200 doses between 22 and 24 April.
This, he said, means healthcare workers and vulnerable groups can be vaccinated from the end of the month.
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