South Africa Receives First Shipment of Pfizer Vaccine - Health Minister Mon 03rd May 2021 | 02:20 PM
A plane carrying the first batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has arrived in South Africa, the country s health minister, Zweli Mkhize, said on Monday
JOHANNESBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd May, 2021) A plane carrying the first batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has arrived in South Africa, the country s health minister, Zweli Mkhize, said on Monday. The first batch of Pfizer vaccines have landed at OR Tambo International Airport [in Johannesburg], Mkhize tweeted.
In his Sunday statement, the health minister said that samples of the Pfizer vaccine would be sent to the National Control Laboratory for quality assurance, after which the doses would be distributed to the provinces.
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Over 325 000 Pfizer vaccine doses to land in SA on Sunday night
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Johannesburg - Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced that over 325 000 Pfizer vaccine doses were expected to land in South Africa on Sunday night.
In an update on the delivery of Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer vaccine doses, Mkhize said 325 260 Pfizer vaccine doses were expected to arrive at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport at about 11.45pm.
He said a National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) was on guard to monitor the security of the transportation of the vaccine at the airport and to ensure the safe passage of the vaccine to the various vaccination sites.
The first batch of the Pfizer vaccine (325,260 doses) was expected to land at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday, 2 May, just before midnight, the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, announced.
He said a safety plan for the vaccines had been designed by the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJoints), and all security agencies would be engaged to ensure that the necessary security procedures were in place for safe delivery of the vaccine.
“Upon arrival the entire batch will be transported initially to a central warehouse. Samples will be sent to the National Control Laboratory for quality assurance and, after release, will be distributed to the provinces.
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Health Minister Zeli Mkhize says that Pfizer vaccines will land in the country on Sunday night.
This initial delivery will be followed by the arrival of approximately the same number of doses on a weekly basis.
Healthcare workers, including traditional healers and citizens above the age of 60, are encouraged to register on the EVDS.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says the first batch of Pfizer vaccines will land at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday evening.
The first 325 260 doses would arrive at 23:45, Mkhize said in a statement. Upon arrival, the entire batch will be transported initially to a central warehouse. Samples will be sent to the National Control Laboratory for quality assurance and, after release, will be distributed to the provinces, he said.