Approving additional brands of Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa would help counter any future disruptions in the country’s vaccine roll-out.
This, according to Professor Gregory Hussey, of the Faculty of Health Sciences, at the University of Cape Town.
Hussey welcomed the news that, except for the Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer-vaccines, other brands of vaccines may soon be introduced here.
He says the global demand for vaccines will, for a while still, cause strain on vaccine-supply to especially African countries.
Audio PlayerThe Department of Health recently said that the Sinovac vaccine has been provisionally approved for use in the country, while the Astra-Zeneca may also, in future, be used here again.
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