Vaccines were stolen and many urban vaccine sites had to close as Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal erupted into chaos this past week. The biggest loss however is not vaccines, but the chronic medicines that were looted leaving those with HIV, cancer and diabetes without their medication
Twenty pharmacies in KZN have been looted and damaged, while one was burned down and several others closed their doors as a precaution
Selling medication without a license to prescribe or dispense it is illegal, and can lead to a hefty fine or imprisonment
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