The health department’s Nicholas Crisp says SA had 16.8-million doses in stock and so deliveries have been deferred
Deputy director-general of the health department Nicholas Crisp. Picture: BUSINESS DAY/FREDDY MAVUNDA
About 35% of South Africans are fully vaccinated, higher than in most other African nations, but half the government’s year-end target. It has averaged 106,000 doses a day in the past 15 days in a nation of 60-million people. Nicholas Crisp, deputy director-general of the health department, told Reuters that SA had 16.8-million doses in stock and said deliveries had been deferred.
Nicolaou, who is also chair of public health at lobby group Business for SA , said deliveries would most likely be deferred until the first quarter of 2022.The AU and J&J did not respond to an email seeking comment.
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