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Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha was not in the queue.
The Provincial health HOD explained that most leaders could not be vaccinated due to certain regulatory conditions attached to the vaccine, which was approved for healthcare workers.
Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha did not receive a Covid-19 vaccine as the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses began to be administered to healthcare workers in the province on Friday.
Head of the Provincial Department of Health Dr Thokozani Mhlongo explained that there were certain regulatory conditions attached to the rollout of the vaccines.
“Partly is that there are various bodies that these vaccines must go through. The vaccine has been tested in other countries, but in our country we have to adhere to a protocol.