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The portion of vaccine doses will be administered to the private sector over the next 14 days.
By the end of Saturday, 27 February, over 10 000 healthcare workers would have received the vaccine.
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The vaccine programme in the country has already vaccinated around 3 000 private-sector healthcare workers.
According toNews24,the Johnson & Johnson vaccine provides 100% protection from death, based on clinical trials.
Reports say that the Steve Biko Hospital had not catered for private practitioners this weekend.
Around one-third of the Covid-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson has been allocated to the private sector in South Africa. Image: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocketSource: Getty Images
More than 2 000 in the province have been vaccinated since the immunisation campaign kicked off.
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Source: Briefly News
Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.
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