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13 Jun

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[Thread] 1. BREAKING: After reviewing FDA data, @SAHPRA1 has decided to not release any #JnJ vaccines in SA which were produced with batches of ingredients deemed unsuitable for use by the FDA.

2. Two million already manufactured #JnJ vaccines (SA's first two batches) are at Aspen's Eastern Cape plant. Those jabs will be affected by this decision - some or all may not be suitable for use.

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3. @SAHPRA1 hasn't yet told us how many of the 2 million jabs can't be released but on Fri @HealthZA warned in a press releases there is a very real possibility that the jabs may not be suitable for use.

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12 Jun

[Thread] 1. What do we know about the #FDA’s decision re #JnJ ingredients made at Emergent BioSolutions?

On 11 Jun, the FDA said:
1. Two batches of #JnJ ingredients are suitable for use — but under special conditions
2. Several other batches are unsuitable for use

2. Shortly before the FDA released its statement, the NYT reported:
1. The FDA told #JnJ 60 mil doses of jabs are unsuitable for use because they contain potentially contaminated ingredients made by Emergent BioSolutions
2. 10 mil doses are suitable for use, but with a warning

3. The FDA didn’t mention the nr of doses that can’t be used. But the NYT says it’s 60 million. Is that true? We don’t know for sure until the FDA releases its report. The FDA said:
1. Several batches are not suitable for use
2. More batches are still under review

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11 Jun

[Thread]. 1. The FDA has announced 60 million doses of #JnJ produced by the manufacturer Emergent Biosolutions in Baltimore are unsuitable for use and therefore have to be destroyed. What does that mean for South Africa? bit.ly/3xieQps

2. SA has procured 31.2 million #JnJ doses. At least 2 million of those doses were sent to Aspen in Gqeberha to put into vials and packaged. These doses were made from batches of ingredients that the FDA investigated for quality.

3. Are the 2 million doses in Gqeberha among the 60 million which are unsuitable for use? The FDA has not yet released a report with the batch nrs, so we don't yet know, but the hlth dpt has been told that some of the doses will almost certainly be affected.

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@miamalan

9 Jun

[Thread]. 1. Where are we at with #VaccineRolloutSA?
* People who had received 1 #CovidVaccine dose by 7 Jun = 1, 524, 589
* Of those, only 31% (479 768), have been fully vaccinated (they got a #JnJ jab via #Sisonke)
* The rest (1, 043 278) have received the 1st of 2 #Pfizer jabs

2. Here’s a summary of our #VaccineRolloutSA figures so far:
* Total doses = 1, 524, 589
* Total #Pfizer 1st doses = 1, 043 278
* Nr of #Pfizer doses given on Mo, 7 Jun = 82 641 (this is the highest nr of daily doses so far)

@mediahackza

3. Where do the 1, 524, 589 doses SA had given by 7 Jun place us in #Africa? @mediahackza tracks 51 countries, SA is 4th:
1. Algeria: 2, 500, 000
2. Nigeria: 2, 225, 765
3. Ethiopia: 1, 856, 968
4. SA: 1, 524, 589

Here's more: bit.ly/3x7h6jp

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6 Jun

[Thread] 1. Why did the #FDA not make an announcement on Friday about whether SA can release its #JnJ jabs from Aspen in Gqeberha? bit.ly/3uXc6wr

2. The FDA needed to do a final inspection of Emergent BioSolutions, the company which makes #JnJ's key ingredient. Why? In March, they found 1 batch of ingredients to be contaminated + stopped all production. The company needs to pass an inspection before production can resume.

3. What were the jabs contaminated with? With ingredients of the #AstraZeneca jab. How? Emergent Biosolutions also made the key ingredient of the AZ jab — they produced the #JnJ and AZ key ingredients in one factory + weren't careful enough. That's how the contamination happened.

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4 Jun

@HealthZA

[Thread]1. When can a province start to vaccinate people of 40+? When 70% of people of 60+ in a province had been vaccinated, @HealthZA said in a presentation this week. #VaccineRolloutSA

@healthza

2. How many people of 60+ are there? About 5 mil. How many have we vaccinated? We only know we had given 713 584 #Pfizer jabs by Wed, @healthza hasn't given a breakdown of how many are #HealthWorkers and how many are people of 60+. #VaccineRolloutSA

3. What do we know? We have a breakdown of registration figures. 2 247 753 people of 60+ have registered on the EVDS, so about 45%. We've given 713 584 (that's 14% of 5 mil) shots so far (some = HCWs), so we've got a long way to go before we've reached 70% of people of 60+.

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