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Mogajane warned that this was just an estimate.
By Alexander Winning, Reuters
27 Jan 2021 15:07
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It could cost South Africa between R20 billion and R24 billion ($1.3 billion to $1.6 billion) to vaccinate around 40 million people against Covid-19, National Treasury Director-General Dondo Mogajane said on Wednesday.
Mogajane warned that this was just an estimate. He declined to say how much the Treasury would allocate to vaccine procurement in the 2021 budget due next month, adding the “numbers are still soft”.
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JOHANNESBURG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Discussions with health insurers over them contributing to South Africa s vaccine procurement are not concluded, National Treasury Director-General Dondo Mogajane said on Wednesday. Yes, the discussions around medical aid paying for members and to an extent exploring paying for non-members are on the table, Mogajane told reporters. (Reporting by Alexander Winning Editing by Mfuneko Toyana)
By Reuters Staff
1 Min Read A volunteer receives an injection from a medical worker during the country s first human clinical trial for a potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus, at Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, South Africa, June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - It could cost South Africa between 20 billion and 24 billion rand ($1.3 billion to $1.6 billion) to vaccinate around 40 million people against COVID-19, National Treasury Director-General Dondo Mogajane said on Wednesday.
Mogajane warned that this was just an estimate. He declined to say how much the Treasury would allocate to vaccine procurement in the 2021 budget due next month, adding the “numbers are still soft”.