SA, the country hardest hit in Africa by Covid-19, missed a December 15 deadline to make a deposit to secure vaccines to fight the pathogen, and has not arranged a guarantee to make the full payment.
The payment to the Covax programme will be made in coming days, according to Tandi Nzimande, the CEO of the Solidarity Fund, a philanthropic organisation backed by some of SA’s richest people and biggest companies. The fund undertook to make the R327m deposit, which represents 15% of the R2.2bn that will ultimately have to be paid, after the government failed to do so.
The department of health said on December 4 that the country was on track to sign the agreement and make the first payment by December 15, in line with agreed timelines.The money, accompanied by a guarantee that the outstanding amount will be paid, would secure enough vaccines to supply 10% of SA’s population of about 60-million people.“This is work in progress,” the Treasury said in an e-mailed response to questions on December 15.
If you didn't shut down complete economy we could afford this shit. Not that I would take it
Excellent news ... we don’t need tospend billions on a va2cine with a worldwide survival rate of 99.98%.... also
This global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries faces a 'very high' risk of failure, potentially leaving nations home to billions of people with no access [via Reuters]
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Consequences
surprised there isnt more anger regarding this .. our useless lot want to make a fuss about beaches but no real action
Why not use an image of the Minister/President? Why eyalo sisi?
You are being sensational...Doesnt seem like there is a hard deadline
Why i am not suprised? That's South African government and its leadership. Sometimes we get what we deserve
We are broke!
Very pleased to welcome South Africa to the COVAX Facility! COVAX is the only global solution to this pandemic because it is the only effort to ensure that people in all corners of the world will get access to COVID19 vaccines, regardless of their wealth. OneWorldProtected
CyrilRamaphosa please send through proof of payment, because it isn't reflecting in their accounts.
WTF
Mainstream media completely failed to report the true facts of the so-called pandemic“Covid19 Crisis” is A Crime Against Humanity | German Corona Investigative Committee - Mandela would be extremely disappointed on how low we have sunk - Putting our Democracy on hold!
Don't use Our Tax for Covid Scam. No vaccine in South Africa..
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