If South Africa is serious about being able to supply anti-pandemic vaccines in future, it needs to rethink the scale of financial, technical and strategic investment into vaccine production.
What happens when Covid-19 vaccines become available in South Africa?
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The rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is well underway in the UK, US and Canada.
In South Africa, Johnson & Johnson is the first to apply for Covid-19 vaccine registration in the country, while at least four coronavirus vaccine candidates are being evaluated.
While developing countries may only begin to receive large-scale vaccine delivery in the second half of 2021, Clicks and Dis-Chem are uniquely positioned to support the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in South Africa, from distribution to vaccine administering, says Jeremy Gorven, senior analyst at Stonehage Fleming Equity Management South Africa.