BREAKING: Government has decided to suspend the rollout of the Johnson &Johnson vaccine for now.
This comes soon after the US has asked states to temporarily halt using J&J's Covid-19 vaccine after six people in the US developed a rare blood-clotting disorder. #Vaccine #J&J
SAHPRA1 will have its l first meeting about this the temporary suspension of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in SA. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says government is advised by science. And at this point it’s the best way to deal with it. #Vaccine #VaccineSA
To date just under 290 000 healthcare workers have been vaccinated with J&J vaccine in SA. We just received an additional 90 000 on Monday. More expected in this week. But for now the Sisonke trial will not continue until government decides otherwise. #Vaccine #VaccineSA
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says there are no cases of blood clotting in SA reported linked to J&J vaccine. But Minister Mkhize says it cannot take the l decision of the FDA lightly. #Vaccine
Another 10 million doses from Pfizer vaccine has been secured. Of the 10m just under 2 million will be delivered in May. This therefore means 30 million doses of Pfizer vaccine have been secured for this financial year. #Vaccine #VaccineSA
Health Minister says gov is confident that the rollout of Johnson and Johnson will resume and so, with 30 million doses of J&J and 30 million doses of Pfizer secured, enough doses are here to exceed the 40 million target for this year. #Vaccines #JohnsonandJohnson
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