Johannesburg: South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed the sale of 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine, an anti-Covid-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India. South Africa received this consignment last month. South Africa postponed plans to introduce it to its health workers after the vaccine had limited effects against the new form of the coronavirus and was now sold to 14 African countries.
South Africa has opted for another vaccine to provide protection to thousands of health workers, although concerns have been expressed over the slow rate of a three-stage scheduled vaccination program amid delays in the delivery of vaccines in the country. “In the last few weeks, the department has had to make sure that the countries that have been identified by the African Union (AU) vaccine acquisition team as the vaccinees have the regulators Permits, permits, and licenses. “
Mkhize confirmed that the health department had received the full purchase amount by Monday last week. However, he did not give information about how much this amount is. The minister said, “The AU and South African parties then ensured that proper arrangements were made for the vaccines to be dispatched.” The use of ‘AstraZeneca’ vaccines in South Africa has been stopped at a time when there have been reports of some cases of blood clots forming after its application. The first batch of vaccines for nine AU member countries was released on Sunday. Vaccines will be dispatched to the other five countries in the coming week.
