Following the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) recommendation and Cabinet concurrence South Africa will resume the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine rollout.
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In an effort to vaccinate 500 000 healthcare workers through the Sisonke Programme the rollout will resume on Wednesday.
Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize said his department is looking forward to making up for the lost time by completing this programme in the shortest possible time.
According to Mkhize, government remains committed to inoculate 1.2 million frontline workers under the first phase, which is expected to be wrapped up on 16 May 2021.
“Despite the unforeseen interruption to our programme, the 95 sites will be published in the next issue of the I Choose Vaccination bulletin and on the Health and SA Coronavirus website,” said Mkhize.
The Minister called on healthcare workers, including traditional healers, who have not registered for vaccination to sign up on vaccine.enroll.health.gov.za.
South Africa paused the J&J rollout after the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) placed the vaccine on hold following reports of a rare clotting condition.
However, the United States has since lifted the ban following a thorough safety review.
