Healthcare workers receiving the first batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Picture: Michel Bega
At least 11 million Covid-19 vaccine doses will have been delivered by the end of this week in various African countries, via the United Nations’ Covax scheme, while South Africa’s Phase 1 of it’s vaccine roll-out-cum-phase 3B clinical trials also picked up steam. According to The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) regional spokesperson for Africa James Elder, the Covax roll-out program was well under way globally, although more funding was needed in order to reach the goal of 2 billion doses. “The priority at the moment is healthcare workers all over the world and that is what is happening.
Mapisa-Nqakula names task team for Interferon investigation
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Military healthcare personnel missing out on COVID-19 vaccination – Sandu
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The South African National Defence Union (Sandu) has demanded that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) register military healthcare workers in the Sisonke Vaccination Programme. If not done by Monday 8 March, the trade union is prepared to take the matter to court. It has appealed to the Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans to intervene urgently.
The union has been “inundated” with calls by military healthcare workers over the apparent failure of the SANDF surgeon-general, Lieutenant-General Zola Dabula, to register them with the vaccination programme.
The programme launched on 17 February and 70,527 healthcare workers in the public and private sector had been vaccinated by 4 March.
Task team to probe âpossible wrongdoingâ in SANDFâs R260m Cuban drug deal
By Mayibongwe Maqhina
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Cape Town â Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Thursday appointed a task team to investigate allegations of the importation of the R260 million medical supplies of Heberon Interferon-B from Cuba without following regulatory and procurement procedures.
Spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini said Mapisa-Nqakula appointed the three-member task team to investigate the veracity of allegations which arose at the end of last year amid allegations involving Defence Intelligence and the purchasing of Interferon- B.
âThe minister views these allegations in a very serious light and the task team is expected to prepare a report within six months with recommendations to address any wrongdoing uncovered whether of a criminal or disciplinary nature, and to also include broader recommendations on how to stop such behaviour and prevent it going forward should any of the a