'Billionaire perks' - SA reacts after Johann Rupert jumps queue for Covid-19 jab 22 January 2021 2:04 PM Share This: There have been mixed reactions from South Africans online following reports that billionaire Johann Rupert jumped the vaccination queue in Switzerland. According to reports, SA billionaire Johann Rupert was one of the first people to get a Covid-19 jab in Switzerland before the official launch of the country's vaccination drive. Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reported that Rupert flew to Switzerland in December in desperate search of a vaccine. It's understood that he was vaccinated at a Swiss private clinic in Frauenfeld, the capital of Thurgau.