1. [Thread] #CyrilRamaphosa on #VaccineRolloutSA: #JnJ will deliver 2 million jabs to SA by the end of June (so the 2 million doses we can’t use will all be replaced by the end of the month). Read our @Bhekisisa_MG story about this. bit.ly/3cFxdgo
2. #CyrilRamaphosa: Our first 300 000 #JnJ doses will be used to vaccinate teachers and school staff. Thereafter the next essential workers group that will be prioritised will be security personnel on the frontline. BUT: Our immediate task is to vaccinate people of 60+.
3. #CyrilRamaphosa : SA has the capacity to vaccinate 150 000 people/day (we’re currently doing 80 000 because of a lack of jabs - until our #JnJ jabs arrive).
4. #CyrilRamaphosa: SA is planning to ramp up the nr of daily vaccinations from 80 000 to 150 000 to 250 000. As the president I would prefer 300 000 per day.
5. #CyrilRamaphosa: Good news = the nr of #HealthWorker infections in the 3rd wave (vs. infection during the same stage of the 2nd wave) is much lower. Only 64 workers have been infected so far, so those who got vaccinated in #Sisonke with #JnJ is clearly being protected.
6. #CyrilRamaphosa: The reason SA will be able to increase the number of #COVID vaccinations per day is because once we get our #JnJ jabs, we will be able to use both #Pfizer and #JnJ shots and therefore have at least double the nr of jabs to use than what we have now.

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17 Jun
[Thread] 1. What do we know so far from @HealthZA about #CovidVaccinations for school staff:
1. 300 000 #JnJ jabs will be in SA by Fri (tomorrow)
2. Another batch from the US will arrive next week (nr of doses = not yet known)
3. Vaccinations will start on Wed, 23 Jun
2. Who qualifies?
1. All school staff (so not just teachers, cleaners, etc too) will be covered, regardless of age
2. Both public and private schools qualify
3. @HealthZA says between 550 000 and 580 000 staff need to be vaccinated.
3. When do the jabs expire?
@HealthZA says = 11 August (the FDA and Sahpra have approved an extension from 28 June to 11 August), but the aim is to try and vaccinate school staff within 10 days.
Read 4 tweets
15 Jun
[Thread] 1. #CyrilRamaphosa: Restrictions are effective in bringing down #COVID infections. But although we have reason to hope, we still have a mountain to climb.
2. #CyrilRamaphosa: A third wave of infections are upon us. Since my last family meeting (2 weeks ago), the average nr of new infections has doubled from 3 700 daily infections to over 7500. Deaths have increased by 48% from 535 to 791 in the past 7 days.
3. #CyrilRamaphosa: Gauteng is particularly bad. The increase in #COVID infections in Gauteng is now worse than they were in previous waves at the same stage of the wave.
Read 8 tweets
13 Jun
[Thread] 1. BREAKING: Both President #CyrilRamaphosa and acting health minister Mamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane have confirmed that the FDA found SA's 2 million #JnJ jabs at Aspen in Gqeberha unsuitable for use. They can therefore not be released.
2. Mamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane (sent to me 17:45):
"I can confirm that 2 mil doses at Gqeberha have been affected + will not be used. Only 1 batch was regarded contaminated from USA + the other 1 was not but because they were stored together, it’s difficult to isolate one batch."
3. #CyrilRamaphosa at the G7 summit this afternoon: “I’m told they [Aspen] have to dispose of those they have already manufactured. They are going to start all over again with another batch.
bit.ly/3ghaCcf
Read 4 tweets
13 Jun
[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.
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.
Read 4 tweets
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
Read 13 tweets
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.
Read 15 tweets

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