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Image: Dinilohlanga MekutoPresident Cyril Ramaphosa accompanied by his Deputy David Mabuza and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize personally received South Africa s first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday.
It will be another two weeks before the country’s front line healthcare workers start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
On Monday, one million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine landed at OR Tambo International Airport from India, with a few samples being sent to the National Control Laboratory (NCL) in Bloemfontein.
The NCL will test if all the ingredients specified are contained in the drugs received, this needs to be approved before the COVID-19 inoculation programme can be rolled out nationally.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has received one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca, from India. The batch arrived at the OR Tambo International Airport Monday afternoon.
Both the President and his Deputy David Mabuza were at the OR Tambo International Airport.
Ramaphosa says he’s delighted the vaccine is here.
“Well we are delighted the vaccines are here now the one million and the minister will outline everything after we have received them but we are happy and I will be covering you tonight.”
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says procuring the first one million shots of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is a milestone for South Africa.