President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country has finalised the contracts for sufficient Covid-19 vaccine doses, to vaccinate 41.5-million South Africans.

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By Merentia Van Der Vent


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Speaking in Parliament yesterday, he said the country is due to receive 3 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines, 4,5 million Pfizer vaccines, and an additional 1,5 million Pfizer vaccines through the Covax facility, through the course of the second quarter. He says systems are being put in place to start the vaccination campaign in earnest. So far, 3 337 vaccination sites have been registered.

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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