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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The DA has called on the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) to quickly finalise its probe into the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine so that healthcare workers can resume receiving vaccinations.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said South Africa would pause the roll-out of the J&J vaccine.<\/p>\n

This following the US decision to put the brakes on the J&J roll-out due to incidents of blood clotting.<\/p>\n

The FDA, the US health authority, cited a small sample of reported cases of blood clots in people who were administered the vaccine in that country.<\/p>\n

In South Africa, no such cases have been reported, but Mkhize said the government had decided to adopt a cautionary approach and halt the current roll-out. More than 280 000 health-care workers have been given the J&J jab as part of a research trial.<\/p>\n

The DA said it did not support Mkhize’s decision and labelled it as “drastic”.<\/p>\n

The party’s spokesperson and MP, Siviwe Gwarube, said a threat of a third wave affecting health-care workers and vulnerable people far outweighed the blood clots risk flagged by the US.<\/p>\n

“The statistical significance of 6 people out of close to 7 million who have had adverse effects in the US pales in comparison to the devastating impact a possible third wave of Covid-19 infections could have,” Gwarube said.<\/p>\n

She said Sahpra and Mkhize had to quickly conclude investigations. Gwarube said it seemed the government was passing the buck on the vaccine issue.<\/p>\n

“The risk of adverse effects is negligible when compared to the risks associated with a possible third wave of Covid-19 infections.<\/p>\n

“We call on the minister and Sahpra to conclude these deliberations and assure South Africans that this is not merely a scapegoating exercise to shield the government from accountability,” she said.<\/p>\n

“This kind of \u2018stop-start\u2019 approach could be incredibly damaging to the public perception of vaccination when the risks seem almost negligible statistically and scientifically,” Gwarube added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the EFF has supported the halt to the J&J roll-out. The party has encouraged the government to procure Covid-19 vaccines from Russia and China.<\/p>\n

Mkhize also announced that the country had secured an additional 10 million Pfizer vaccine doses. This brings the total of Pfizer doses to 30 million.<\/p>\n

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