Government to offer additional Covid shots to people with weakened immune systems
24 November 2021 - 19:12
The government will offer additional Covid-19 vaccines to people with weakened immune systems from November 30, a move driven both by science and flagging demand for shots among the general population.
SA has amassed 16.8-million vaccine doses, enough to last more than five months (158 days) at the current vaccination rate and has asked Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer to postpone further shipments, according to acting health director-general Nicholas Crisp...
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