HEALTH minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says that the first batch of South Africa’s Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines was anticipated to arrive in Johannesburg on Sunday night.
In a statement published on social media, Dr Mkhize said that the vaccines will first be sent to the National Control Laboratory for quality assurance, after which they will be distributed to the various provinces.
He added that the vaccines will receive security protection from their arrival until they are transported to vaccination sites countrywide.
The first shipment of Pfizer vaccines totals more than 325,000, with the government expecting similar-sized shipments weekly until the end of May. A total of 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines are expected to be delivered.
Mkhize said South Africa will have 4,5 million doses by the end of June.
Mkhize said that vaccines from Johnson & Johnson will also be released from Gqeberha by mid-May once they are validated for safety
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