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The government is yet to announce the names of the selected bidders, a health ministry spokesman said, but Imperial Logistics confirmed in an emailed response it had won the contract for imports.
“Imperial is pleased to announce that we have been awarded the opportunity to participate in the importation of Covid-19 vaccines into South Africa,” the logistics company said in an emailed response.
S.Africa s Imperial Logistics says it has been selected to import COVID-19 vaccines Reuters 1 hr ago
By Nqobile Dludla
JOHANNESBURG, April 22 (Reuters) - South Africa s largest logistics company Imperial Logistics has been awarded the tender to import COVID-19 vaccines for the second and subsequent phases of the country s vaccination programme, it told Reuters on Thursday.
Imperial Logistics was among a slew of bidders who had shown interest in importing, storing and distributing vaccines in the country under a tender floated by the government in February for its phase 2 vaccination drive.
The government is yet to announce the names of the selected bidders, a health ministry spokesman said, but Imperial Logistics confirmed in an emailed response it had won the contract for imports.
Tender for vaccine storage in SA to be issued by February 5 Health department director-general Sandile Buthelezi says the tender will be open to all eligible companies 28 January 2021 - 17:42 Nqobile Dludla Picture: DADO RUVIC/REUTERS
The health ministry will issue a tender on February 5 to store and distribute Covid-19 vaccines, it said on Thursday, in an effort to speed up a vaccine rollout that opposition leaders and scientists have said is too slow.
The qualifying bidders will be involved in phases 2 and 3 three of the country’s vaccine programme, director-general Sandile Buthelezi told Reuters.
Health experts, scientists and political rivals have accused the government of taking too long to procure and plan the distribution of vaccines against the new coronavirus a charge it rejects.
28 Jan 2021 - 14:43
A medic inserts a syringe into a vial of AstraZeneca s COVISHIELD coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Yangon, Myanmar, after the country received 1.5 million doses of the vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Shwe Paw Mya Tin
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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa s health ministry will issue a tender to store and distribute COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 5, it said on Thursday, in an effort to speed up a vaccine rollout that opposition leaders and scientists have said is too slow.
The qualifying bidders will be involved in phase two and phase three of the country s vaccine programme, Director General Sandile Buthelezi told Reuters.
The health department is set to release a storage and distribution tender for Covid-19 vaccines.
This is for phases 2 and 3 of the vaccine rollout.
The first batch of SA s vaccines are expected to arrive on 1 February.
The Department of Health will issue a tender to store and distribute Covid-19 vaccines on 5 February, it said on Thursday, in an effort to speed up a vaccine rollout that opposition leaders and scientists have said is too slow.
The qualifying bidders would be involved in phases 2 and 3 of the country s vaccine programme, the department s director-general, Sandile Buthelezi, told Reuters.
Health experts, scientists and political rivals have accused the government of taking too long to procure and plan the distribution of vaccines against the coronavirus - a charge it rejects.