Katlego Sekhu
Business Day reports that the government has R3.9 billion worth of Covid 19 vaccines that are about to expire.
This is due to the decline in the number of people taking the vaccine.
Sol Phenduka believes this was worth it. “Yes, people had conspiracy theories about the vaccines and whatnot but the government can’t do that. It is the priority of the government to save their people’s lives. The intention was there and it was good. That’s what a government should do in times of a pandemic,” he weighed in.
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Kaya 959 understands that the department is holding 7.48 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine that may expire this June 2023.
Back in March this year, the Department of Health announced that they are at risk of losing100 000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines which were due to expire at the end of March 2020.
“Our biggest drawback is the 18-34 years age cohort with 34% coverage and 29.3% full vaccination; we need at least another five million of this cohort to get to 60% coverage,” said Minister Joe Phahla.



