Most South Africans are either not Vaccinated or are reluctant to go for their second Pfizer Covid-19 Jab, begining of March, Dr Joe Phaahla reported that about 100.000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were at risk of being destroyed by the end of the month due to the slow utilisation by citizens.
Officials from the office of the Auditor-General warned the national health department on Wednesday when briefing Parliament’s health portfolio Committee.
Studies show that about 48% of Adults have only had one Jab to protect them from the virus.
“They will have a tough time if they allow this batch to expire on the basis of slow uptake because they have already proven that when faced with this particular challenge, there are avenues to be explored and they would need to come and demonstrate how those were explored and why they were unsuccessful, if it comes to that particular point in time.” ~Dr Joe Phaahla
On early days of the pandemic South Africa was able to sell doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to neighbouring countries.
Andries Sekgetho of the Office of the Auditor-General said the national Department of Health would face questions if the Pfizer vaccines went to waste
