SA health experts are meeting after US recommends halting J&J vaccinations
13 April 2021 6:43 PM fda
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Six cases of rare type of blood clotting have been reported out of a total of 6.8 million vaccinations with the J&J Covid-19 shot.
Health authorities in the US have called for a halt to the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after reports of six cases of a rare type of blood clotting.
The call came from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The six cases were reported out of a total of 6.8 million vaccinations worldwide.
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SA s private sector is gearing up to deploy its formidable health-care infrastructure in the rollout of the vaccination programme, with business working closely to support the government on vaccine distribution.
The large pharmaceutical warehousing and logistics providers are ready to put their extensive networks and IT systems at the disposal of the government, as are private hospital groups, pharmacies and medical practices as SA embarks on the programme, which will launch after the first doses land on Monday.
Mines have also offered their extensive health-care facilities, which could rapidly vaccinate up to 3-million people in mining communities across SA.