Health director-general Dr Sandile Buthelezi says the department expects the Food and Drug Administration to make an announcement on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Friday.

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This follows a delay in the delivery of vaccines to South Africa, which was caused by a lack of adherence to proper standards at a manufacturing plant in the US. The country has ordered just more than 30 million vaccines from J&J.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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