South Africa puts AstraZeneca rollout plans on hold
By: Natasha Archary Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced his department’s plans to delay the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on Sunday, 7th February. This after scientists revealed the vaccine showed disappointing results against the 501.V2 COVID variant in the country. The study involving 2,000 people found the vaccine offered minimal protection with mild and moderate COVID cases. Last week South Africa received 1 million doses of the vaccine and […]