VACCINE WRAP | SA reconsiders use of AstraZeneca jab, Sinovac decision imminent
2 July 2021 4:12 PM
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With the highly contagious Delta variant rapidly spreading in South Africa, health officials will have to reevaluate the country s Covid-19 vaccine strategy.
Vaccine MAC chair Professor Barry Schoub says the government is still considering the use of India s AstraZeneca vaccine to combat the spread of the Delta strain in SA.
Meanwhile, medicines regulator Sahpra is expected to announce its decision on the Chinese-made Sinovac in the next few days.
South Africa has vaccinated 2,675,944 people since the start of the national rollout, of which 338,319 people have been vaccinated in the Western Cape.
AstraZeneca jab still on the table as Delta variant dominates in SA: Prof Schoub
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