Health Ministry Receives First Batch Of Coronavirus Vaccine In South Africa

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 08:02 am

The Health ministry in South Africa has received the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, the health ministry will be hoping to begin vaccination as soon as possible due to the large number of coronavirus cases in the country. South Africa has been hit massively by the coronavirus pandemic especially the second wave of the novel virus.

The 1 million AstraZeneca immunization portions delivered by the Serum Institute of India are relied upon to be utilized to vaccinate bleeding edge medical services laborers, beginning mid-February.

An Emirates flight conveying the hits landed at the OR Tambo International Airport in blustery conditions on Monday evening.

President Cyril Rampahosa reviewed the shipment before trucks pulled it away to the labs of the nation’s medications controller where the immunizations will go through additional adequacy tests prior to being conveyed.

The public authority means to vaccinate 40 million individuals, addressing 67% of the country’s populace of 60 million, before the year’s over.

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