South Africa postpones vaccinating population with AstraZeneca
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- 08 February, 2021
- 05:57
South African authorities have decided to postpone COVID vaccination of the population using a jab from the UK-Swedish AstraZeneca company after reports of its possible ineffectiveness against the South African strain, Healthcare Minister Zweli Mkhize said at a press conference.
"This is a temporary problem. We must postpone vaccination with AstraZeneca until we solve it," the minister noted, Report informs, referring to Agence France-Presse.
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