Health Minister, dr Zweli Mkhize says he can now say with confidence, that the second phase of the country's mass covid-19 vaccination campaign, will start next month. Mkhize says a combined 51-million covid-19 doses have been secured for the vaccination drive, of which 31-million are the 1-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and another 20 million doses of the 2-dose Pfizer vaccine.

Health Minister, dr Zweli Mkhize says he can now say with confidence, that the second phase of the country’s mass covid-19 vaccination campaign, will start next month. Mkhize says a combined 51-million covid-19 doses have been secured for the vaccination drive, of which 31-million are the 1-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and another 20 million doses of the 2-dose Pfizer vaccine.

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9 April 2021

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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