News24 reports that SA received another batch of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccines on Saturday and three more vaccine batches were expected in the next few days, SA Medical Research Council (SAMRC) CEO Glenda Gray said on Sunday.

"We received over 40,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson on Saturday. We are bringing the batches more frequently to avoid being without stock," she indicated. SA had administered 145,215 vaccine doses as of Saturday. The goal is to inoculate as many healthcare workers as possible during the first phase of the government's vaccination programme. Government has increased the number of vaccination sites with more private hospitals added as the country prepares for the second phase of inoculation. By Saturday, the total number of conformed Covid-19 cases recorded in the country was 1,528,414. The confirmed Covid-19 death toll in the country was 51,261.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Getrude Makhafola at News24

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