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SANDF shipped unauthorised COVID-19 vaccines says SAHPRA Updated
Nothando Mkhize
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The SA National Defence Force imported the Interferon Alfa 2b drug into the country four months before applying for permission.
This was heard in Parliament when the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority briefed the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans yesterday.
The Cuban drug was procured by the SANDF in April last year, solely for their members who are employed to assist in managing COVID-19. The jabs- reported to cost about R260 million hadn t been approved for use in SA.
SAHPRA CEO, Boitumelo Semete says around the 27th of August, they received an application for the bulk stock of the drug.