There is a "real possibility" that the Johnson & Johnson vaccines ready to be distributed to South Africans from the Gqebherha plant will not be suitable for use.
The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority has said it is in discussion with the US Food and Drug Administration following reports that it has ordered Johnson & Johnson to throw away 60 million doses of its vaccine manufactured at a Baltimore plant due to possible contamination.
There is a "real possibility" that the Johnson & Johnson vaccines ready to be distributed to South Africans from the Gqebherha plant will not be suitable for use.
SA was concerned that Sputnik V may not be as effective as Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson, but today the country remains woefully behind on its vaccination targets and Russia has been left 'annoyed'.