KATHARINE CHILD: If Ramaphosa wants vaccine rollout to work, the private sector is his best hope
The government’s plan is extremely ambitious, and whether it’s achievable is wholly dependent on whether the funding for vaccines can be found soon, and if SA can source enough vaccines
25 January 2021 - 08:00
The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine will be the largest public programme yet undertaken in SA — which makes it imperative the private sector be involved, experts say.
“The government needs to be clear that the only way this [distribution] programme is going to work in SA is if, in fact, this is led by the private sector,” said Wits University professor of vaccinology Shabir Madhi during a webinar hosted by the Daily Maverick last week...
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