Russian government and Olympic Committee offer Sputnik V vaccine to Sascoc for athletes

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The Russian government and the Russian Olympic Committee have offered the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to African nations going to the Olympics later this year‚ including the Team SA athletes and delegation.

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“Whatever problems are there will be resolved at the political level. From what I understand with Sputnik is that Africa and SA are busy with the acceptance agreement and that process is in progress‚” said Mafu. “I know for a fact that the only reason Sputnik V is not yet in the country is because there are processes of testing to see that it meets the requirements of the South African government.

Sascoc president Barry Hendricks welcomed the gesture from the Russian government‚ the IOC and the IPC.The final number of the Team SA delegation is projected to be about 217 athletes and 64 coaches and managers who will receive their shots before they travel to Japan for the July 23-August 8 spectacle.

“With regards to the Pfizer vaccine‚ we did mention that the IOC has also now come to us to say that this vaccine will be fully paid for‚ to be issued to our athletes as well as the whole Team SA delegation‚” said Hendricks. “We want to thank the IOC for making sure that the vaccine is made available free to all the sporting structures about the world.

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The deployed cadres in SAHPRA will wiilingly accept the offer

No. They will get the Pfizer one from South Africa. Stop this communist shit.

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