{"id":95638,"date":"2026-02-11T10:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/kzn-becomes-foot-and-mouth-epicenter-awaiting-vaccine"},"modified":"2026-02-11T10:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:29:20","slug":"kzn-becomes-foot-and-mouth-epicenter-awaiting-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/kzn-becomes-foot-and-mouth-epicenter-awaiting-vaccine","title":{"rendered":"KZN Becomes Foot-and-Mouth Epicenter Awaiting Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial government says a vaccine shortage is hampering efforts to respond to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.<\/p>\n<p>KZN has been declared the epicentre, with over 200 confirmed cases in the province alone.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, members of the Provincial Executive Council held meetings with commercial and communal farmers in parts of the province to discuss the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says vaccinations will get underway as soon as they receive them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are expecting 1.5 million to arrive in South Africa this week, and a bulk of it will be coming to KwaZulu-Natal. We had a meeting with the National Minister of Agriculture, together with the MEC of Agriculture, Thembeni KaMadlopha-Mthethwa, here in the province, and next week we are expecting 950,000 doses,\u201d Ntuli said.<\/p>\n<p>Ntuli has warned that the outbreak must not be used for personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vaccination is free; no money must be demanded by whoever will be responsible,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial government says a vaccine shortage is hampering efforts to respond to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. KZN has been declared the epicentre, with over 200 confirmed cases in the province alone. 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