0861 99 00 44      info@smile904.fm

23.9 C
Cape Town
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Listen Live

Government to resume vaccine roll-out with J&J vaccine

Published on

By Liesl Smit

The Department of Health has announced that following SAHPRA’s recommendation, and Cabinet’s concurrence, the vaccine rollout programme using the J&J vaccine will resume through the Sisonke Programme on Wednesday, 28 April 2021.

More than 292 000 health workers have been vaccinated thus far.

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine had been temporarily suspended after very rare occurrences of blood clots in patients in the USA.

Full statement below:

 

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

Latest articles

Previous article
Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa has stripped Cricket South Africa of national recognition. The move strips the cricket body as the authority to run the sport in the country. The move comes after its members’ council voted not to implement a new memorandum of incorporation, which would have meant having more independent directors, as well as an independent chair.
Next article
Workers’ unions have given Government 5 days to come to the table with a good offer, before going on strike. Trade union Cosatu has threatened to launch a devastating nationwide strike if its members’ salaries are not adjusted. Government had initially table a 0% salary increase citing a bad state of the local economy, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Unions, however, want an inflation-related increase, plus 4%. 

Ramaphosa approves salary increases for public office bearers

Liesl Smit -
 President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced salary increases for public office bearers of between 3.8% and 4.1%, depending on the category of position they hold. In...

Suspected arsonist arrested after caught on camera setting alight vegetation along the M5

Liesl Smit -
 As the Western Cape and City of Cape Town grapples with a series of devastating fires this fire season, many believe arson to be...

Calls for Accountability After SANDF Appears to Defy Ramaphosa on Iran Naval Drill

Liesl Smit -
 Political parties are calling for accountability after the SANDF's apparent defiance of President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding Iran's participation in the recent naval exercise, Will...
Smile FM

Listen Live

Now Playing: Smile 90.4FM
FacebookInstagramLinkedINTwitter

Click here for T&cs

Newsletter
Sign up for your Smile FM Newsletter here

Basic Newsletter form

© Smile904.fm hosted and supported by Immedia
Terms of Use | General Contest Guidelines|Archive|Advertise with us|Privacy Policy|Contact Us

Newsletter
Sign up for your Smile FM Newsletter here

error: Content is protected !!