With 1.7 billion doses delivered to more than 140 countries and territories, COVAX is the largest, most complex vaccine rollout in history. The innovations made along the way could play an important role in fighting the next pandemic.
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Dep President Mabuza to answer questions in the National Assembly In response to these, the Deputy President will brief the National Assembly on the ongoing developments in pursuant of land reform to urgently respond to developmental imperatives of restorative justice, economic inclusion and social cohesion. Source Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 16:46 Deputy President David Mabuza will on Wednesday appear before a hybrid sitting of the National Assembly.
NATIONAL NEWS - Deputy President David Mabuza will on Wednesday appear before a hybrid sitting of the National Assembly.
The Deputy President has been asked questions related to land reform, COVID-19 vaccines as well as anti-poverty interventions among others, said the Presidency.
Mkhize: No need for provinces to buy their own vaccines
By Mayibongwe Maqhina
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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said there was no need for provinces to buy the Covid-19 vaccines, as the national government had procured them centrally for the whole country.
Instead, the provinces should get their resources ready in terms of logistics, and also provide and adequately train their staff.
“There is no need for provinces to buy their own vaccines. If they did, that would amount to fruitless and wasteful expenditure,” Mkhize said.
Mkhize made the statement in response to questions while he was briefing the health portfolio committee.
South Africa has experienced a “slight increase” in Covid-19 infections over the past two weeks the government’s cabinet noted during its meeting this week.
Cabinet said that it “commended” South Africans for their continued adherence to the non-pharmaceutical health protocols of wearing a mask when in public spaces, maintaining social distancing of about 1.5 metres and always washing hands with soap and water or using a 70% alcohol-based hand sanitiser.
However, it said that the report it had received also indicated a “slight increase of 4,9% in persons testing positive in the past 14 days, by 18 April 2021”.
“The cases increased from 14 113 in the preceding 14 days to 14 807 cases in the last 14 days. The slight increase in cases is attributed to cluster resurgences in the Free State and Northern Cape, and rapid response teams have been activated to conduct contact tracing,” Cabinet said.