Behind South Africa's slow Covid vaccine rollout

BBC News
By Pumza Fihlani
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image captionPresident Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first to be vaccinated in February but since then the rollout has hit problems
South Africa was swift to impose a strict lockdown and rigorous testing at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but its vaccination programme can best be described as stuttering - despite it having the worst mortality rate on the African continent.
In January, the country appeared to be finally out of the blocks - and faster than other African countries when it came to getting hold of the vaccines - but the rollout has since faltered.

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