South Africa gets first Covid-19 vaccine application
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Pharmaceutical group Johnson & Johnson is the first company to apply to register a Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) said on Monday (14 December).
Sahpra chief executive Boitumelo Semete told a press briefing on Monday that the application was received on Thursday evening (10 December), and that the regulator has now begun an official review process.
Semete said that the regulator would focus on the safety, quality and efficacy of the vaccine. She added that the regulator has held a number of pre-submission discussions with pharmaceutical companies in which it advised about the data required for a successful application.
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