Just under a third of South Africa’s Pfizer vaccines are set to expire by July, so the health department is trying to increase uptake of the doses and donate spare shots
Low uptake anticipated because of festive season, but healthcare workers stand ready
The government has also started administering J&J booster shots from 24 December and will roll out Pfizer boosters from 28 December
The 10-day healthcare worker ‘isolate and contact trace’ policy puts pressure on other healthcare workers and compromises hospitals’ ability to deliver quality healthcare