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South Africa: SA Makes Down Payment for Covid-19 Vaccine
SAnews.gov.za, 22 December 2020
South Africa has made a down payment to secure the COVID-19 vaccine for 10% of the country's population. Read more »
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South Africa: SA Pays R283-Million As a Down Payment to Access a Covid-19 Vaccine for 6 Million People
Daily Maverick, 22 December 2020
Health Department and Solidarity Fund said in a joint statement on 22 December that COVAX has confirmed South Africa's entry into the facility. The country's membership in the… Read more »
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South Africa: Health On Securing of South Africa's Covax Participation As Solidarity Fund Concludes Down Payment
Govt of SA, 22 December 2020
The National Department of Health and the Solidarity Fund are pleased to announce that the down payment of 19,2 million USD (amounted to R283m at the exchange rate at time of… Read more »
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South Africa: Vaccine Rollout - Here Is Where South Africa Stands
GroundUp, 21 December 2020
Johnson & Johnson is trying to get approval for a vaccine against Covid-19 that only requires one shot. Details of the vaccine's trial are expected to be released in January. Read more »
Govt Pays to Secure Covid-19 Vaccine for South Africa
South Africa has made a deposit of U.S.$19.6 million to Gavi - the Vaccine Alliance - to secure the country's entry into the COVAX facility. This down payment is 15% of what is needed to secure vaccines for 10% of the population; this equates to roughly 6 million people out of 57.78 million. As of 22 December 2020, the country has confirmed 940,212 of Covid-19 of which 25,246 proved fatal and 808,241 resulted in recoveries.
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