A donation of 5.6-million Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines from the US is making its way to the country, with the first shipment expected to land on Saturday.
The donation is said to be the largest bilateral contribution to support SA's efforts to curb the spread of the virus and accelerate economic recovery.US donation to cover 2.5-million South Africans
“South Africans know they can count on the US, as a friend and partner, to support their efforts to fight the pandemic and get their economy back on track,” US embassy chief of mission Todd Haskell said.Dana Banks, special assistant to Biden and senior director for Africa at the National Security Council, said the US was committed to bringing urgency to international vaccine efforts.
“We are sharing these vaccines not to secure favours or concessions: they come with no strings attached.”The Solidarity Fund supports the delivery of these vaccine doses, which will begin arriving at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. The Department of Health's deputy director-general for the National Health Insurance, Dr Nicholas Crisp,
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