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However, Mkhize has now announced that healthcare workers will be vaccinated with Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine.
This will form part of an ‘implementation study’ in partnership with the Medical Research Council'.
Mkhize says that the deal to procure AstraZeneca was struck before the new Covid-19 variant was discovered. Image: GCIS/ FlickrSource: UGC
This comes after research showed the vaccine is less effective against the variant discovered locally.
The organisation insisted that AstraZeneca remains a crucial, life-saving tool against the pandemic.
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Source: Briefly News
Samantha RiddleSamantha Riddle is a former Mainstream/ Current Affairs Manager.
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