South Africa to roll out COVID 19 boosters immediately – The Peninsula Qatar

  • Date: 24-Dec-2021
  • Source: The Peninsula Qatar
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South Africa to roll out COVID 19 boosters immediately – The Peninsula Qatar

A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a teenager, amidst the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 9, 2021. REUTERS/ Sumaya Hisham/File Photo

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will start offering booster shots of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine from Friday, the health department said in a statement, following its approval for use as a booster by the health regulator a day earlier.