Pfizer jab will cost medical aid schemes almost double the price of J&J - report
19 May 2021 4:54 PM
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There s a major cost difference between the J&J and Pfizer vaccines for medical aid schemes, according to Business Insider South Africa.
Business Insider SA reports that medical aids will have to fork out much more for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine than the Johnson & Johnson shot.
The administrative cost charged to medical aids for the Pfizer vaccine is approximately R140 per vaccinated member compared to R70 for the J&J vaccine.
That s excluding the price of the jab itself, which is R354.75 per dose of the Pfizer vaccine, and R330 for the J&J vaccine.
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Seasoned financial journalist Helena Wasserman has been appointed the new editor of Fin24.
Wasserman joins Fin24 from her former position as the inaugural editor of Business Insider SA after the departure of Ron Derby, who takes over the reins at the Mail & Guardian.
Wasserman comes with more than 20 years of experience at some of the country s leading business titles, including Finweek, Fin24 and Sake24.
Under her guidance, Business Insider SA quickly grew into one of the top three digital financial publications in the country since its launch in 2018. Joining Fin24 at such an exciting time is an honour, says Wasserman. This is a time of great transformation in business, and serving such a large audience with breaking news, and equipping them with in-depth analysis about the fast-changing financial world is a thrilling prospect.
SA just hit 300,000 vaccinations â at a rate slower than every neighbouring country Business Insider SA
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Vaccinations at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg on 8 April 2021. (Photo by Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images)
With Covid-19 vaccines unpaused, South Africa just surpassed 300,000 doses delivered.
That comes to about half a dose of coronavirus vaccine administered per resident.
In regional terms, South Africa is last – by a long way – in the speed of its vaccine rollout.
It is also significantly slower than other countries on the continent, and its BRICS peers.
A growing number of small island states have delivered at least one dose, on average, to each person within its borders.
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