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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town – South Africa will use the Johnson and Johnson vaccine in its phase 1 roll-out. This was confirmed earlier on Wednesday morning by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.<\/p>\n

Mkhize, who was speaking during a televised public briefing, said the Department of Health will continue with the planned phase 1 vaccination using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine instead of the AstraZeneca vaccine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been proven effective against the 501Y.V2 variant and the necessary approval processes for use in South Africa are under way. The roll out of vaccination will proceed in the form of an implementation study with the partnership of the Medical Research Council and the National Department of Health vaccination sites across the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The country put on hold the use of AstraZeneca\u2019s Covid-19 shot in its vaccination programme after data showed it gave minimal protection against mild-to-moderate infection caused by the country\u2019s dominant coronavirus variant.<\/p>\n

Mkhize said: \u201cBefore the efficacy results, SA could not delay receipt of the vaccine batches to await the results of the efficacy studies by our scientists, as this would have relegated the country to the back of the line for vaccines due to global shortage of supplies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The minister also addressed concerns about the expiry date of the received AstraZeneca vaccine batch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vaccines have not expired. In addition, in keeping with the original vaccination plan, if the Department of Health were to proceed with the AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out, the doses would be used up by the expiry date,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mkhize also mentioned that they were in advanced stages of evaluating and engaging the manufacturers of the Sputnik -V candidate.<\/p>\n

\u201cEngagements with Sinopharm also continue with an offer made by China currently being considered. Meanwhile, we wish to remind fellow citizens that the mainstay of preventing Covid-19, until the country reaches population immunity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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