Some J&J vaccines will not be used in SA says health products regulator
SA is heavily reliant on the J&J vaccine to meet a target of inoculating two-thirds of its population this year
13 June 2021 - 17:37
SA will not allow some Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines to be used after a US ruling that ingredients for the country’s doses may have been contaminated during production in a plant in Baltimore, US.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Friday that some batches of the J&J version were not fit to use, while others are still under review...
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