Second batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccines will arrive in South Africa this week: Mkhize
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Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says that the next batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccines will arrive in the country this weekend, taking the total doses in South Africa for phase one of the rollout to 160,000.
The first batch of vaccines saw 80,000 doses delivered on 16 February, with the same number of healthcare workers expected to be vaccinated two weeks after the drop. The official rollout started on 17 February.
Presenting to parliament on Tuesday (23 February), Mkhize said that the country is on course to complete the first 40,000 of these vaccinations by Wednesday (24 February) – one week later.
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South Africa have secured enough doses to vaccinate everyone who will need it, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said.
He remained scant on the details.
The already purchased AstraZaneca doses will be provided to the African Union platform.
South Africa actually secured enough doses to vaccinate all the people who will need to be vaccinated , Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told a joint sitting of Parliament on Tuesday.
But how many doses have been secured, from whom, when it will arrive and how it will be rolled out, have yet to be announced.
On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa glossed over government s rollout plan for vaccinations in his State of the Nation Address (SONA). Speaking early on in the debate on SONA, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize continued to keep government s cards close to the chest.
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