President Cyril Ramaphosa has again assured South Africans that, despite the initial challenges faced, millions more residents would soon be vaccinated against Covid-19.
He said this on Tuesday evening, when announcing the country’s migration to level 3 of lockdown.
Ramaphosa says millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines are expected to reach the country in the next few weeks to months.
He says global vaccine shortages also affected the roll-out of South Africa’s vaccine strategy.
Read his full address here.
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