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In a statement, the Presidency said the vaccines will be supplied by Pfizer, AstraZeneca (through an independent licensee, Serum Institute of India) and Johnson & Johnson.

Because the new variant can infect people more easily, it is vital that we each become even more cautious about the places we go to and the number of people with whom we interact.

They discussed ongoing collaboration to ensure developing countries’ access to critical diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines, and efforts to ensure equitable and efficient access to vaccines, including through the COVAX Facility.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is determined to see every part of the economy return to full operation as government works towards recovery from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 1st of January 2021 marked the start of South African firms trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and with the United Kingdom under the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Mozambique–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.

In a media briefing on Sunday on the country’s COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy, Health Minister said the rollout of the vaccine will be done in phases beginning with the most vulnerable in the population.