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Professor Linda-Gail Bekker has been at the core of the fight against HIV and TB – and now Covid-19 – and has earned the praise and gratitude of both the nation and the president.
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his decision was made after very rare cases of blood clotting were found among six vaccine recipients in the US.
Health24 spoke to Professor Linda-Gail Bekker about whether this potential side effect is a cause for concern.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Tuesday evening that the country would halt the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine rollout. We have determined to voluntarily suspend our rollout until the causal relationship between the development of clots and the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is sufficiently interrogated, he said. He added that a decision on whether to continue with the rollout would be made within the next few days .