SA sold 1.5-million doses, ignoring the WHO’s advice that the vaccine should be rolled out
A health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. South Africa procured 1.5-million doses, but sold them off in March this year.The lives of 18,000 to 22,000 elderly South Africans could have been saved had the country not sold 1.5-million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to other African countries in March.
Speaking during a webinar hosted by University of Cape Town vice-chancellor Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng on Thursday, Madhi said: “SA decided not to use the AstraZeneca doses it had procured and instead sold it off to the AU, which then sent it off to other African countries.” He said studies had shown “complete sparing of the lung in mice vaccinated with AstraZeneca compared with mice not vaccinated”.
“Data from Canada has since shown that even a single dose of AstraZeneca offers 80% protection against severe disease and death from Covid-19.
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