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[Thread] South African healthcare workers may have to wait until March 2021 to hear whether they will get special access to the Pfizer #Covid19vaccine as firm fills pre-orders from wealthy countries first. bit.ly/SACovaxUpdate

2/5 If you're struggling to keep up with the latest on #COVID19vaccines, you're not alone. Since a lot of what we do know publically is being pieced together from media reports, I nerdily transcribed the most important bits of yesterdays' @eNCA interview. bit.ly/SACovaxUpdate

3/5 In the interview, SA confirms it was in negotiations with COVAX during the time it missed the deadline. (TBH there has been a lot of deadline missing even re: the legally binding agreements countries were supposed to sign.) bit.ly/SACovaxUpdate

4/5 Also, in the interview health dept DG Anban Pillay refutes claims that the country did not approach AstraZeneca for access to #COVID19vaccines. Says SA approached all major vaccine makers. #Covid19InSA bit.ly/SACovaxUpdate

5/5 Overall, you really get a sense of how the inequality in global #COVID19vaccine allocation permeates so much of the discussion. Check it out and also watch the full-length interview if you fancy. It really is worth a watch HT @ShahanR bit.ly/SACovaxUpdate