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South Africa says to get 1.5 million vaccines from Serum Institute of India

A million jabs to be delivered in January and the remainder the following month

Coronavirus, vaccine, covid, drugs, clinical trials
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Reuters JOHANNESBURG
1 min read Last Updated : Jan 07 2021 | 4:55 PM IST

South Africa's health ministry said on Thursday that the country would get 1.5 million vaccines from the Serum Institute of India (SII), with a million coming in January and the remainder the following month.

The ministry added in a statement that it was working with the country's health regulator SAHPRA to ensure there were no delays with the rollout of the vaccines.

 

 

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Topics :CoronavirusSerum Institute of IndiaSouth Africa

First Published: Jan 07 2021 | 4:50 PM IST

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