Covid-19 roundup: South Africa considers selling or swapping AstraZeneca shots; China calls for WHO probe in US
Two days after halting the country’s rollout of AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine, the South Africa government said it is considering selling or exchanging the doses it’s already received.
One million shots arrived in the country last week, and another 500,000 are expected to come in the near future. Officials will ultimately wait to make their decision until after they hear from scientific experts, and in the meantime are preparing to launch a study in health workers for J&J’s vaccine, health minister Zweli Mkhize said at a news conference, per Reuters.
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