Even though both the Sinovac and Astra-Zeneca vaccines are registered for use in the country the vaccines would, for now, not be rolled out in South Africa.
According to the Health Department’s deputy-director general, Dr. Nicholas Crisp challenges with availability would also see the vaccines not used locally, for the time-being.
Crisp says talks with manufacturers are on-going to, in future, use their vaccines in the country’s vaccination programme.
Follow the Department of Health’s latest Covid-19 briefing here.
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Today more than 12 million doses administered. Together we can vaccinate more people. Thank you South Africa #VaccineRollOutSA #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/UYJycHeyo5
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) August 29, 2021
VIRTUAL BRIEFING ON COVID-19 AND VACCINATION ROLLOT PLANS
The Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla together with the Deputy Minister of Health Dr Sibongiseni Sibongiseni Dhlomo will convene a media on #VaccineRollOutSA https://t.co/61dk4Ej0Wt
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) August 26, 2021
