SA to receive second batch of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines
This comes after Gauteng announced that 16,800 healthcare workers in the province had received the J&J Covid-19 vaccine, finishing the province’s allocated doses.
South Africa is due to take delivery of its second consignment of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine on Saturday at OR Tambo International Airport.
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