Between 350,000 and 500,000 health workers in South Africa are to be given the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, a top government medical adviser said, amid concerns over the AstraZeneca jab’s efficacy against the local strain.
The government is hoping to take delivery of around 80,000 doses every seven to 14 days as part of its role in a global J&J “implementation study,” the president of the South African Medical Research Council, Glenda Gray, told Reuters.
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