Xinhua | Updated: 2021-07-12 09:22 Share CLOSE A health staff helps a person download a mobile application with COVID-19 information at a vaccination site in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 7, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
JOHANNESBURG South African government, political parties, labor and civil society have given thumbs up to the CoronaVac, also known as the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, which they said would bolster the country s fight against the pandemic.
South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) approved the use of CoronaVac in the country on July 3 to tackle COVID-19. The SAHPRA CEO Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela said they approved the use of the CoronaVac vaccine based on its safety, quality and efficacy of the data presented to them.
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