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First batch of Pfizer vaccines expected in SA by midnight on Sunday Staff Reporter"> By Staff Reporter - 02 May 2021 - 16:17 A health worker receives her Covid-19 vaccine. File photo. Image: Thapelo Morebudi/Sunday Times The first batch of Pfizer vaccines — 325,260 doses — is expected to arrive in SA shortly before midnight on Sunday amid strict security measures, health minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement. “The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has considered all the security arrangements — from when the vaccine lands at OR Tambo International, to when it is transported to the vaccination sites,” he said. “They have engaged all security agencies to ensure all necessary security procedures are in place for safe delivery of the vaccines and made the necessary arrangements with the police.”