PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa says that the country’s slow start to its Covid-19 vaccine rollout is the result of several factors outside of the country’s hands.
Answering oral questions in parliament on Thursday, the president said that the country stored ‘a lot of reliance’ on Johnson & Johnson as the pharmaceutical company manufactures vaccines in South Africa.
“The mishaps we have suffered have been completely out of our hands. The death of six people in the United States brought our own authority to stop the vaccination process, (which) was completely unforeseen.”
Ramaphosa said that some opponents have criticised the government for not moving ahead with its vaccinations, but the president said that the government has continued to rely on scientific advisors in this regard.
“It was due to that delay that emanated from the United States that our experts felt we should stop and pause. We knew we were not pausing
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