First published at 21:30 UTC on November 29th, 2021.
South Africa had this to say back in April 2021.On November 24,2021 South Africa asked Pfizer and J&J to stop delivering more doses, due to lack of interest. On November 26, the World Health Organization announced that a new variant had been dis…
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South Africa had this to say back in April 2021.On November 24,2021 South Africa asked Pfizer and J&J to stop delivering more doses, due to lack of interest. On November 26, the World Health Organization announced that a new variant had been discovered in South Africa on November 24, 2021. hmmm......coincidence?
CAPE TOWN, April 14, 2021- Cape Town, South Africa (Reuters) "The South African government's downpayments to Johnson & Johnson (J&J) (JNJ.N) and Pfizer (PFE.N) for COVID-19 vaccines are not refundable under any circumstances, its health minister said on Wednesday, describing the condition as onerous."
"Zweli Mkhize made the comments a day after the government suspended the rollout of J&J's vaccine, citing a recommendation by U.S. federal health agencies to pause its use because of rare cases of blood clots."
"Mkhize told a virtual meeting with a parliamentary committee that Africa's most industrialised economy had to navigate "difficult and sometimes unreasonable" demands from vaccine manufacturers during negotiations."
"As government we have found ourselves in a precarious position of having to choose between saving our citizens' lives and risking putting the country's assets into private companies' hands," he said. South Africa is paying $10 per dose for the J&J and Pfizer vaccines, he added.
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