Ramaphosa: Biden has agreed to channel Pfizer vaccine donations to SA 'as soon as possible' | Fin24

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that US president Joe Biden has agreed to donate to SA some of the 500 million Pfizer vaccines the country is distributing globally. | Fin24

waiver of Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights , for vaccines, and this will be discussed at the WTO.

This comes as Ramaphosa also confirmed that Aspen Pharmacare, the local manufacturer of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines is beginning work on new batches after two million doses will be disposed of due to suspicions that a core component of the vaccine was contaminated in a US factory. The president said Aspen’s CEO Stephen Saad had confirmed the work on the new batch of vaccines.

The White House said in a statement on Sunday that Biden and Ramaphosa met on the margins of the summit and"discussed the US-South Africa bilateral relationship and underscored the need to expand global Covid-19 vaccine supply and to co-operate on climate goals in Africa and on other bilateral and regional issues."

Another big part of the discussions was on the Covid-19 economic recovery assistance for countries through the International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights.

 

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Fin24 What a Lie

Fin24 And how much of these will be stolen by the corrupt VoetsekANC ministers? voetsekramaphosa VoetsekANC after a 100 years you will still be begging for you don’t want to build anything only loot steal and destroy and the want others to help you. voetsekramaphosa

Fin24 Why 500 million, thought si56 million population

Fin24 This is the only good thing this president has done since he took office. Having said that, we need to enhance government's capacity to make our own vaccines.

Fin24 Lol the Buffalo chap looks so excited

Fin24 We rather take from China as the USA still 'plans' lol

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Fin24 Thank you POTUS ! Joe Biden has my support fully ! Joe Biden was also instrumental condemning the white Apartheid government in South Africa! I also know of alot of White South African people who are Trumps supporters ! Trump did nothing for you ! Biden does more for SA! Thank u

Fin24 You mean these ones Sleepy Joe?👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

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