South Africa targets 5 million elderly people in phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

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South Africa will launch phase two of its vaccine rollout on Monday (May 16) with the aim of inoculating five million citizens aged over 60 by the ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease vaccination at the Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town, South Africa, on Feb 17, 2021. JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will launch phase two of its vaccine rollout on Monday with the aim of inoculating five million citizens aged over 60 by the end of June, its health minister said.

So far South Africa has ordered enough COVID-19 vaccines for 46 million of its 60 million population.

 

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