Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has acknowledged that the country will probably not meet its target of vaccinating 40 million South Africans this year, but that there may be some spill-over into 2022.

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18 May 2021

He says the department stands ready to assist regions where delays may emerge.

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The Western Cape Health Department has kicked off Phase 2 of its vaccination campaign at the Brooklyn Chest Hospital yesterday, and one of the first elderly citizens receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine was Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

The Department of Health says it is currently finalizing all vaccination numbers and will only start announcing – later today – how many people have already been vaccinated against Covid-19.

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has acknowledged that the country will probably not meet its target of vaccinating 40 million South Africans this year, but that there may be some spill-over into 2022.

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