(1) (a) There are four vaccines approved for use in the Republic.
(b) (i) Covid-19 vaccine Jannsen
(ii) Pfizer Comirnaty
(iii) Coronavac (Curanto Pharma); and
(iv) BBIBP-CortV-Vaccine (Sinopharm) [MC Pharma]
(2) (a) (i) Covid-19 vaccine Jannsen - 31 000 000 doses
(ii) Pfizer Comirnaty - 30 002 310 doses plus 1 392 300 doses through the COVAX Facility
(b) The pricing information cannot be shared as we are bound by non-disclosure agreements with manufacturers.
(3) There is no law that gives the government exclusive rights to procure vaccines from approved suppliers. However, with regards to COVID-19 vaccines, manufacturers opted to contract exclusively with government to make vaccines equitably available.
(4) The Department has spent approximately R 6 billion on vaccines to date.
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