ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called for government and South African Health Products Regulator Authority to immediately approve the use of Covid-19 vaccines from Russia and China.
Malema was speaking at the EFF march in Pretoria to demand that the regulator speed up its approval of COVID-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
He said SAHPRA has seven days to adhere to their demands or the party will stage a sit-in outside the house of SAHPRA’s CEO Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela, and its chairperson Professor Helen Rees.
SAHPRA said on Thursday it won’t be pressured to allow the public access to any product that has not met the necessary regulatory requirements and been found to be appropriate for us in South Africa.
“Our demands are simple. We want more vaccines available but because the president and his government have eaten our money, our people are dying
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