Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Sunday provided an update on the country's vaccine roll-out plan. News24 previously reported that government had missed a payment deadline in November to the COVAX consortium – set up to provide vaccine access to middle and low-income countries. The country subsequently missed a second December deadline too, Fin24 previously reported. The first phase targets frontline healthcare workers, the second phase targets essential workers, those in congregant spaces such as care facilities and prisons as well as those aged 60 and older and those over 18 with co-morbidities, News24 previously reported. The third phase sees more than 22 million of the general population aged over 18 receiving the vaccine.

Source: News 24 January 05, 2021 03:02 UTC